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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.

Daryl Hall

Nobody’s going to sell 10 million records by not working hard.
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Hard Millions Nobody Records
As I got older, my voice got better.
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Better Older Voice
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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Age Golden Thinking
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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Depth Ephemeral Two
Success and failure are equally surprising.
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Failure Success Surprising
I think Philadelphia has been underrated over the years as a musical region.
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Philadelphia Thinking Years
Yes, I travel in unusual circles. George Osborne and his wife Frances are my cousins.
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Circles Cousin Trave Wife
Smokey Robinson is one of my heroes as a singer and songwriter, a major influence on my own music from the very start.
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Hero Heroes Influence Singers Smoky
I returned to upstate NY where I just laid in bed for days with a fever that just wouldn’t go away. After more of this, I grew increasingly sure that this was not simply the flu!
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Away Bed Fever Going Return Upstage
Chronic Lyme causes arthritis, heart problems, stroke – even death.
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Causes Heart Problem
I have gone from one relationship to a marriage and stepchildren.
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Gone Marriage Relationship Stepchild Stepchildren
I have to say I have never been comfortable with somebody else telling me what to do – in any way.
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Comfortable Tell Way
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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Difference Differences Generations People Record Saying
Americans think that if you’re popular, there must be something wrong with you.
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Country Popular Something Thinking
I was very inspired by my mother. She was a vocal teacher and sang in a band, and my first memories of her were going out with her on the local circuit.
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Circuit Inspire Local Memories Mother Teacher
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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Bob Care Everybody Green Matter

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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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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