Posted on 03/03/2025 12:07:33 PM PST by nickcarraway
Daryl Hall says there will never be a reunion with his former musical partner John Oates.
Back in November 2023, Hall filed a lawsuit (as well as obtained a temporary restraining order) against Oates, trying to prevent him from selling his share of the Hall & Oates catalog to Primary Wave Music. Hall claimed that such a move would violate the terms of the duo's business agreement.
Now, over.a year after the litigation was made public, Hall is certain he and Oates will not be able mend their differences.
"That ship has gone to the bottom of the ocean," he recently told The Times. "I've had a lot of surprises in my life, disappointments, betrayals, so I'm kind of used to it."
These days, Hall works with various other people. His most recent album, 2024's D, was co-written and co-produced with Dave Stewart, with whom he's worked with on several projects. Hall's relationship with Stewart, he said, is different than the one he had with Oates: "It's more meaningful, a real collaborative relationship — and it's based on maturity."
John Oates Agrees: The Band Is Done
On the other side, Oates also appears to be just fine with Hall & Oates being over. He also has spent recent years collaborating with others, including Vince Gill, Jerry Douglas and more.
"As far as I'm concerned, I've moved on," Oates told Rolling Stone last year. "I feel like I have a new lease on my creative life."
They had some hits from the 80s that I liked, while there were also some songs from that time that were successful then, but were easily forgotten.
My honest opinion doesn’t make me a jerk, pal. And that’s all it was.
It is a very hard sax part. I played the e flat alto mostly but sometimes the b flat tenor.
About 19 years.
Oh, sorry, I wasn’t saying you were a jerk about it at all. I meant Hall is being a jerk about it. Sorry.
I wish they would release the other versions.
Oh, Okay my bad. Carry on
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