I think social media is so important; the young bands have certainly embraced that and used that to their advantage.
There's always a personal satisfaction in writing a song by yourself. You get the inspiration, and see it through, and you're done. It's focused and very personal.
Having a mustache and never smiling became a permanent component of my persona through the quaintly self-important decade of the seventies.
I have a lot of friends who are involved in everything from Americana to blues to R&B to pop to country.
I'm really in such a fortunate position to have that foundation with Hall and Oates that lets me do whatever I want. That's the dream of a lot of creative people, and I don't take it for granted. I try to make the most of it.
My guitar playing is a synthesis of traditional American acoustic style and Urban Pop and R&B.
The Christmas genre is a field that's been well-ploughed.
When my song came on the radio for the first time, that was one of the heaviest things I remember.