Last year, Daryl Hall filed a restraining order against John Oates, and we wondered if the duo were going solo permanently.
Today, Hall confirmed their split to Variety. “I don’t know, man — all I can say is people change and sometimes you don’t really know someone like you thought you did. Difficulties can be made from things that aren’t difficult, and then it goes to a place where it can never come back from,” the singer said. “It’s unfortunate and untimely, but some things just change. People rewrite history and harbor thoughts you had no idea about.”
While the news is a surprise to us, Hall & Oates’ termination has been a quarter of a century in the making. Hall says they have not done anything creatively together for 25 years, and all they were doing was going through the motions when they were performing live.
In other words, they spent half of their partnership faking it for us. And for that, I say thank you. Because I am grateful I went to one of their concerts. Even if they sing Private Eyes.
