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“He obviously wanted to do something like that for Billie Jean and he did his own version of that groove”: John Oates agrees with Daryl Hall that I Can’t Go For That was the inspiration for one of Michael Jackson’s greatest hits

“I told him: ‘Oh Michael, what do I care? You did it very differently,’” Hall previously said

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"Not to disparage older artists who still want a piece of the spotlight and to stay in the spotlight... there comes a time when you're just not yourself anymore": John Oates explains why there’s no chance of a creative reunion with Daryl Hall

“I'd hate to go out there and play the old hits and not have them sound as vibrant and as punchy and as great as those records,” he says

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Daryl Hall and John Oates resolve bitter legal dispute

It brings their public rift to a quiet end

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They can go for that: Hall & Oates appear to have reached a settlement in their legal dispute

Arbitration has worked for the blue-eyed soul duo

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Daryl Hall and John Oates privately resolve long-standing legal battle

Daryl Hall and John Oates' business legal wrangle has been resolved out of court.

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Daryl Hall and John Oates resolve bitter legal dispute

A court filing says Daryl Hall and John Oates have resolved their dispute over a Hall & Oates business partnership through arbitration

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A super-friendly 1950s-style diner, empty because of Covid: Leah Frances’s best photograph

‘The Very Best was a beautiful place to stop and chat. One waitress had been there for 44 years. I photographed it empty as a metaphor for people having been kept apart by the pandemic’

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8 bands divided by lawsuits: It's not just Jane's Addiction

Bands behaving badly

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Judas Priest, Rick Springfield, John Oates and Bob Geldof reflect on 40 years of Live Aid

Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts simulcast from Philadelphia and London aimed to do a lot of good

The Independent UK

“You know, I could sing into the stratosphere. Now, I've lost a little of that, but I've gained other things”: Daryl Hall reflects on how his singing voice has changed, and why he thinks it’s now “more appropriate sounding”

“It came from wisdom and experience. And a few whiskeys, too"

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Daryl Hall believes that he helped break down racial barriers in music

Hall and Oates singer Daryl Hall considers himself as a "pioneer" for modern artists by breaking down racial barriers in music during his career.

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"Everybody tells me that it's a happier experience": Daryl Hall on life without former "business partner" John Oates

The former half of hugely successful duo Hall & Oates plays five solo UK shows in May, with US dates to follow

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“A real collaborative relationship - and it’s based on maturity”: Daryl Hall says that his creative partnership with Dave Stewart is “more meaningful” than the one he had with John Oates

“That ship has gone to the bottom of the ocean”, he says of any potential reunion with his former bandmate

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Daryl Hall will never reunite with John Oates

Daryl Hall has insisted he'll never work with his former musical partner John Oates again.

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Daryl Hall says he will never perform with John Oates ever again

Hall won’t go for a reconciliation with his ‘Maneater’ and ‘Rich Girl’ music partner

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“We’ve always looked at ourselves as individuals working together, and I felt like I had the right to do that. But, you know, he didn’t”: John Oates on his legal battle with Daryl Hall and why the only Reunion on the agenda is the title of his new album

“You’ll need to ask Daryl how he feels about it,” he says of the chances of the duo getting back together

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John Oates says partnership with Daryl Hall was ‘ruining my life’ amid legal battles

The Hall & Oates bandmates have been involved in a months-long legal battle

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"This gal comes walking up towards me and she's topless, but she had these incredibly blue eyes and I was trying my best just to look at her eyes": The unexpected story of how John Oates and Iva Davies wrote Icehouse's Electric Blue

"If you asked me, what song would you have voted as least likely to succeed then it probably would have been Electric Blue"

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John Oates Releases Personal Album Amid Hall & Oates Dispute

John Oates' 'Reunion' album reflects personal journey and musical exploration amidst legal dispute with Daryl Hall.

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‘Greater and greater risk’ in reality TV tests media psychologists’ skills

As TV producers push boundaries, advisers called in to help safeguard participants’ mental health face a complex task

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John Oates speaks out amid legal battle with Daryl Hall

Oates says he doesn’t ‘like to live in the past’ amid bitter battle between two bandmates

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: UN report condemns Israeli treatment of Palestinians in West Bank

UN high commissioner for human rights says there is ‘rapid deterioration’ of rights in West Bank. Plus, how instant noodles took over the world

The Guardian - AU

John Oates opens up about Daryl Hall amid bitter legal battle: ‘I have moved on’

Duo’s music ‘will always trump almost anything that Daryl does on his own or I do on my own’ says Oates, weeks after Hall filed to stop him selling his share of their rights

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John Oates reveals that his new single was produced completely in GarageBand: “I played all the instruments, programmed the keyboards and sang all the vocals as well”

Musician says that this is the first time he’s released “a pure GarageBand production”

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'I Was Pretty Burned Out': The Masked Singer’s Anteater Got Real About Why He Wasn't So Upset About Leaving Season 10

The Masked Singer's Anteater revealed to CinemaBlend that he wasn't exactly feeling heartbroken about being cut from Season 10.

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