Read Change of Season at the Start of the Season

Don't call them Hall and Oates, it's John Oates and Darryll Hall. You will get that a lot in this book. That said, John Oates began as a musician long before there was a Hall. He toured, played, went through several bands. It's funny that in the mid-80s, Hall and Oates were considered a studio band with so-so live show. In reality they toured for ten years before they hit it big. They played live for over 20 years before they took a break to actually live life. They met loads of other artists and did backup on some familiar songs. I never knew. He can play a variety of genres. 

He doesn't go into his life much here, but by the end of the book it's because he didn't have one. He was on tour. That seems to be the summation he makes about life at the end of the book. I didn’t read regret in that. I believe he likes his life, but he does acknowledge having to make up for lost time.

I enjoyed this book. I wish for more stories behind the songs type thing, but I got the hits, the famous shows and some band stories. 

Overall a good overview of his life. 

This was one of my favorite bands for a lot of years. I saw them in concert in the 1990s. The day I signed up for the National Guard was the day, “Everything Your Heart Desires” came out. The radio played it at least three times in a six hour span. It was a pure 1980s pop song and Oates does say that his heart wasn’t into that album or song. Too bad. I still remember it to this day.

Change of Season by John Oates and Chris Epting --available at bookstores.