If you are a superstar, or whatever you want to call yourself, a person who's had outrageous success, and you decide to go indie and tell the record companies to screw themselves? That takes a certain amount of courage. And bullheadedness, really. Daryl Hall amountbullheadednesscall share on social
I definitely dislike pomposity and artifice. I hope that I'm not that. Once I write a song, it belongs to the world, and the way people perceive it, it's cool. Daryl Hall artificebelongcool Change image and share on social
When I was a kid, I always looked up to people like B.B. King and Ray Charles. Daryl Hall charlekidking Change image and share on social
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. Daryl Hall bandcircuitinspire Change image and share on social
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 1960s70s80s Change image and share on social
I hear a lot of people singing in funny voices and singing like they're stupid. Singing in a deliberately fey and dumb and childish way. And I find it to be a disturbing trend. Daryl Hall childishdeliberatelydisturb Change image and share on social
I was just like a 21st century person waiting to be born, and this is the medium that I thrive in. And I feel stronger now than I did any time since I've been a teenager - I mean, musically, creatively. Daryl Hall 21stbearcentury share on social
The late 20th century had just enough communication abilities to allow superstar-ness and communality to happen. It was a musical renaissance that rivals the visual one that happened in the 1400s. Daryl Hall 1400s20thability Change image and share on social
I had the idea of 'Live From Daryl's House' way before I contracted Lyme disease. Daryl Hall contractdaryldisease Change image and share on social
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 darylhouselive Change image and share on social