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Daryl Hall Says He Will Never Again Perform With John Oates: “That Ship Has Gone To Bottom Of Ocean”


The hitmaking duo reached an impasse in 2023 over Oates's proposed sale of his share in their publishing company.

The pair have hits to their name including Maneater, I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) and Out of Touch, but their partnership hit an impasse in 2023 when Oates set about selling his stake in their publishing company, and Hall filed a lawsuit to prevent him, calling Oates’ move “the ultimate partnership betrayal.” They went on to sell 60 million records and earn 16 US Top Ten singles at their peak. Hall reflected in The Times interview that he had never succumbed to drug temptations on the road at the height of their success – “they never agreed with me” – but for everything else?

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