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Music legend John Oates admits fallout with Daryl Hall was 'ruining my life' as he defends his decision to try and sell his half of their music catalog but insists 'I love him like a brother' despite messy legal battle


Oates, 76, is embroiled in a bitter legal feud with Hall, 77, who filed a lawsuit after his musical partner attempted to sell his share of the duo's Whole Oats Enterprises to a music publisher.

John Oates has admitted that he made the decision to try and sell his half of the music catalog he shares with Daryl Hall because their fallout was 'kind of ruining' his life 'We've always looked at ourselves as individuals working together and I felt like I had the right to do that,' he said, before confirming that they haven't made music for the past two decades - they've only performed their hits live together. Oates, who had a restraining order taken out against him by Hall, said that he thinks his former musical partner has 'changed a lot' and also confirmed whether or not they will ever perform live again.

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