123 Quotes by Daryl Hall

I wanted to show the world, and myself too, what I can do. I came up in the world of Philadelphia soul, but I’m fluent in a lot of languages musically and I like working with different people from different generations.

To me, there’s two kinds of music these days. There’s ephemeral music, and there’s music that has lasting power and depth.

When you have that first flash of what you think is going to be a great idea-from the mouth, from the hands-that’s an amazing feeling. I don’t think anything’s quite as good as that.

Americans think that if you’re popular, there must be something wrong with you.

I’m in the trenches; I do the best work I can always do. Having said that, the way that what I do converges with the outside world is fascinating to me. Because it ebbs and flows. People’s interest and understanding, it changes all the time.

What I do isn’t black music; it’s just my music.

Being at college, I think that’s the time when you really start searching for things outside yourself.

Nobody’s going to sell 10 million records by not working hard.

All artists have insecurity.