Published: April 1, 2024, 1:57 p.m.
Legendary musician John Oates chats with Trey Elling during SXSW 2024. Topics include:
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\n - Attending the first SXSW (0:00)
\n - Starting out in the music biz (1:30)
\n - Willie Nelson (5:15)
\n - The solo career (6:17)
\n - The story behind "Get Your Smile On" (7:42)
\n - "Maneater" (11:00)
\n - Taking a 10-year break in 1986 (13:16)
\n - Failing at country music (18:25)
\n - Artificial intelligence (20:50)
\n - Electric cars (23:35)
\n - Making music & telling stories live (25:33)
\n - His new album, Reunion (28:53)
\n - Mortality & the afterlife (30:54)
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