Daryl Hall Quotes

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

I'm a born collaborator. This is what I was born to do, really. — Daryl Hall

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

Reject what you don't want. Get rid of dead wood. — Daryl Hall

Being at college, I think that's the time when you really start searching for things outside yourself. — Daryl Hall

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

I specialize in early homes, and what I care about the most is renovating a home and taking it back to its original construction idea. — Daryl Hall

Every artistic form has its golden age, and unfortunately I think the golden age for whatever I do probably ended about 1990. — Daryl Hall

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

I'm quite an eclectic musician. — Daryl Hall

Most artists try to avoid cliches, but it's pretty hard to avoid them if you yourself end up being one. — Daryl Hall

In my Philly neighborhood, black and white kids hung together without even thinking about it. The spirit of Martin Luther King was alive and well. — Daryl Hall

I've always been a guy who likes to stretch my limits - to find out if I have any, really. — Daryl Hall

The biggest honor of my career was when I won R&B Artist of the Year back in the 1970s. I look at that as a major honor. — Daryl Hall

Any song I don't feel good about, I shelve. Anything you ever hear me sing, it's because I want to. — Daryl Hall

The first thing I ever did was play talent shows at the Uptown Theater and the Adelphi Ballroom. — Daryl Hall

If you're African American, you are forced into making different choices, in a lot of cases, than you are as a white person. — Daryl Hall

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

Traditionally, duos get accused of lots of things. — Daryl Hall

Americans think that if you're popular, there must be something wrong with you. — Daryl Hall

I don't like showboating. I was never a fan of showing off. — Daryl Hall

You externalise extreme emotions, and you look at them objectively and understand them from a different standpoint. — Daryl Hall

I've got a sense of humor. I'm a funny guy. — Daryl Hall

I don't think I've ever had more fun doing anything in my life than trading verses with Daryl Hall on 'Private Eyes.' That's as fun as it gets. — Mayer Hawthorne

I've been traveling around the world forever. — Daryl Hall

What I do isn't black music; it's just my music. — Daryl Hall

Art is a continuum. — Daryl Hall

I'm very enthused about everything. I have a lot to say and a lot of things I'm interested in. — Daryl Hall

Nobody really cares about what other people think anymore; they're all about themselves. — Daryl Hall

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. — Daryl Hall

Who knows what the right time to get married is? — Daryl Hall

I have to say I have never been comfortable with somebody else telling me what to do - in any way. — Daryl Hall

If you can sing, you never lose your voice. If you don't know how to sing, your voice goes away because you sing from your throat. — Daryl Hall

Obscurity is just obscurity. There's no romance in obscurity. — Daryl Hall

I had the idea of 'Live From Daryl's House' way before I contracted Lyme disease. — Daryl Hall

Success and failure are equally surprising. — Daryl Hall

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

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

When I was a kid, I always looked up to people like B.B. King and Ray Charles. — Daryl Hall

I have gone from one relationship to a marriage and stepchildren. — Daryl Hall

I don't really strain my voice. — Daryl Hall

Smokey Robinson is one of my heroes as a singer and songwriter; a major influence on my own music from the very start. — Daryl Hall

The Internet allows me to be more free. — Daryl Hall

Yes, I travel in unusual circles. George Osborne and his wife Frances are my cousins. — Daryl Hall

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. — Daryl Hall

I always say the same thing - believe in what you do, do it, and don't veer away from the truth of it. — Daryl Hall

If you take a bunch of superstars and put them in a room where they don't have their assistants and entourage, it's funny to see what happens. — Daryl Hall

All artists have insecurity. — Daryl Hall

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

You must always be very cautious and be as vigilant as you can. You work diligently to provide a secure environment,. — Daryl Hall

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

I do a project, and then I move on. — Daryl Hall

In the early '70s, I started to feel like Philadelphia soul was the black-sheep brother of rock and roll. I decided to try to get away from it. — Daryl Hall

If you work hard and you're good, you can build something for yourself. — Daryl Hall

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

If Paul McCartney tells me that so-and-so song is his favorite song, what do I care? What do I care what anybody else says? — Daryl Hall

The song 'Laughing Down Crying' is not a typical Daryl song. — Daryl Hall

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

Chronic Lyme causes arthritis, heart problems, stroke - even death. — Daryl Hall

As I got older, my voice got better. — Daryl Hall

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

I'm used to the egos in the 1960s, '70s and '80s where people just expected massive success and thought it was their birth right to be successful. — Daryl Hall

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. — Daryl Hall

Having a solo career is a funny thing. — Daryl Hall

Nixon was the beginning of people not trusting politics. — Daryl Hall

I'm always interested in what fans think. — Daryl Hall

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

I'd like to see more crossover between white and black music. That's something I've been advocating for years. — Daryl Hall

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

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. — Daryl Hall