Quotes from Daryl Hall

I never felt entitled to anything. I'm the hardest worker I know.

Nobody's going to sell 10 million records by not working hard.

I'm constantly on my toes and re-examining my own music.

My fan base is really expanding into an inter-generational thing - it's what every artist probably hopes for.

I knew that I would be making music for my whole life; as far as how many people respond to it, you can't plan for that.

I love antique architecture, so if I have any indulgences, I have owned and renovated and reconstructed a lot of old houses.

I grew up in a very racially integrated place called Pottstown. It was an agricultural / industrial town which has since become a suburb of Philadelphia. I grew up basically in a black neighborhood.

All artists have insecurity.

You don't have to be a good singer any more if you can rap well.

As a singer, I float around. I'm kind of scatty, bouncing around a lot. I try to adapt to what's going on around me in the song and the arrangement.

Like all soul singers, I grew up singing in church but sometimes I would leave early and sit in the car listening to gospel band, The Blind Boys of Alabama. Hearing their lead singer Clarence made me connect the idea of church and show business and see how I could make a career singing music that stirred the soul.

You don't have to be a good musician if you've got certain computer skills.

For years and years, I was beset with snide remarks by certain members of the press, where they would turn John Oates into a joke, or they would trivialize what I do, which never really bothered me all that much.

I've been traveling around the world forever.

If you see me walking down the street, you're gonna see the same guy as you do on stage, dressed the same, looking the same, and nothing changes. I'm just one person.

The younger generation gives me more respect than I could ever hope for.

Nixon was the beginning of people not trusting politics.

Having a solo career is a funny thing.

This illness made it impossible for me to give my best effort to our audience, but now that it's been identified, I'm looking forward to a complete, quick recovery and to get back out there with John as soon as possible.

I do a project, and then I move on.

Late 20th century music was a really important thing. It changed the world, and I'm part of that, and now I'm part of the museum that celebrates that.

The Philadelphia/New York world of the music business is a tough place to be.

I'm quite an eclectic musician.

The 'Daryl's House' thing has made me into a live musician even more than I ever was, and even in the way I record.