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I was a pioneer in MTV and I was there from the very beginning. So I saw how that developed and how loose it was and how much fun it was in its looseness. And I was influenced a lot by that.

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 was just like a 21st century person waiting to be born, and this is the medium that I thrive in. And I feel stronger now than I did any time since I've been a teenager - I mean, musically, creatively.

I wanted to show the world, and myself too, what I can do. I came up in the world of Philadelphia soul, but I'm fluent in a lot of languages musically and I like working with different people from different generations.

Traditionally, duos get accused of lots of things.

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.

To me, there's two kinds of music these days. There's ephemeral music, and there's music that has lasting power and depth.

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

Who knows what the right time to get married is?

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

I'm not a big fan of any video, especially my own. In a word, I hated the Hall & Oates videos.

Having a solo career is a funny thing.

If you are a superstar, or whatever you want to call yourself, a person who's had outrageous success, and you decide to go indie and tell the record companies to screw themselves? That takes a certain amount of courage. And bullheadedness, really.

The difference between me and other people in my generation is instead of saying the Internet's killing the record business, I say, 'Who cares about the record business, the Internet is enhancing music.'

I have an English family and I've lived in England for years.

Everybody who I ever cared about has told me that they like my music: Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Al Green, The Spinners, Smokey Robinson. Everybody that matters.

The whole American pop culture started in Philadelphia with 'American Bandstand' and the music that came out of that city.

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

I think Philadelphia has been underrated over the years as a musical region.

Success and failure are equally surprising.

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