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.
DARYL HALLI 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.
More Daryl Hall Quotes
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To me, there’s two kinds of music these days. There’s ephemeral music, and there’s music that has lasting power and depth.
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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.
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I grew up in a very racially integrated place called Pottstown. It was an agricultural / industrial town which has since become a suburb of Philadelphia. I grew up basically in a black neighborhood.
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Yes, I travel in unusual circles. George Osborne and his wife Frances are my cousins.
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If you work hard and you’re good, you can build something for yourself.
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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.
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I think Philadelphia has been underrated over the years as a musical region.
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Every artistic form has its golden age, and unfortunately I think the golden age for whatever I do probably ended about 1990.
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I’m in the trenches; I do the best work I can always do. Having said that, the way that what I do converges with the outside world is fascinating to me. Because it ebbs and flows. People’s interest and understanding, it changes all the time.
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You must always be very cautious and be as vigilant as you can. You work diligently to provide a secure environment,.
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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.
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Any song I don’t feel good about, I shelve. Anything you ever hear me sing, it’s because I want to.
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I have to say I have never been comfortable with somebody else telling me what to do – in any way.
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I have gone from one relationship to a marriage and stepchildren.
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Most artists try to avoid cliches, but it’s pretty hard to avoid them if you yourself end up being one.
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