The
Secret Life Of Hall & Oates - Article by Lynn Hirschberg - ROLLING STONE #439, January
1985
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| Oates claims that the
two of them have a "symbiotic relationship. He needs me, and I need him." Yet,
in a professional sense, it is easy to see Hall without Oates and nearly impossible to see
Oates without Hall. (In fact, Hall's next project will be a solo album.) There is a reason
for this: Hall has terrific charisma. He's a natural. Oates can seem forced; Hall usually
seems effortless. Offstage, Oates, who must have one of the least destructible egos in the
entertainment industry, is easier to read. He has concrete passions: he races cars, he
enjoys skiing. Hall, though, is inscrutable, his contrasts are sharper. There is a moment
in the "Out of Touch" video that neatly synopsizes the difference between them.
Hall is leaning against a pillar, arms crossed, his eyes staring off. As he stands there,
Oates does a cartwheel in front of him. Hall doesn't move - it's as if he can't even look
at Oates' foolishness. There's the same difference between them in concert. Oates often
seems mannered, while Hall combines ease with intensity, showing glimpses of a darker
side. 
The
duo in 1974, before the hits started coming |
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