For the most part, people do relate to us as individual artists as well as for what we do together.'īut evidently, Hall's desire for him and Oates, 69, to be seen as 'separate people' isn't entirely working. The singer added, 'We always wanted to be looked at as separate people. 'We don't really do a lot together other than share a stage.' We're not really a classic duo in that respect,' he told the newspaper. 'The reason we've always insisted on our full names is because we consider ourselves to be two individual artists. Hall, 70, also explained why their act's official name is Daryl Hall & John Oates, and not 'Hall & Oates,' as people often refer to them. 70 years old, you don't need a buddy as bad.

When you are 20 years old, you need a buddy. 'But as one grows up, one becomes more individualistic in one's life. 'We exist for what we did together in the past,' he added. How's that?' Hall bluntly told the San Jose Mercury News.

'Because we don't have anything to say together creatively. — - While Daryl Hall and John Oates still tour together - in fact, they're on tour now - the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers haven't made a studio album together since 2006.Īnd it seems there's a very good reason for that.

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