Daryl Hall

This illness made it impossible for me to give my best effort to our audience, but now that it's been identified, I'm looking forward to a complete, quick recovery and to get back out there with John as soon as possible. ”

Like all soul singers, I grew up singing in church but sometimes I would leave early and sit in the car listening to gospel band, The Blind Boys of Alabama. Hearing their lead singer Clarence made me connect the idea of church and show business and see how I could make a career singing music that stirred the soul. ”

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. ”

I love antique architecture, so if I have any indulgences, I have owned and renovated and reconstructed a lot of old houses. ”

I have gone from one relationship to a marriage and stepchildren. ”

In the early '70s, I started to feel like Philadelphia soul was the black-sheep brother of rock and roll. I decided to try to get away from it. ”

I knew that I would be making music for my whole life; as far as how many people respond to it, you can't plan for that. ”

I've been watching RFD-TV for a few years. As a person who lives mostly in the country, I appreciate a network that shows the many facets of rural life. ”

Smokey Robinson is one of my heroes as a singer and songwriter; a major influence on my own music from the very start. ”

I specialize in early homes, and what I care about the most is renovating a home and taking it back to its original construction idea. ”