How John Oates Lost His Money and His Mustache: The Singer Reveals All in New Memoir
John Oates, half of the soulful hit-making duo Hall & Oates, lost many precious things in the ’80s and ’90s.
In his upcoming memoir Change of Seasons, the “Private Eyes” singer reveals that in 1987 his accountant blindsided him with devastating news: after selling 80 million records, Oates was broke.
“I just wish they’d warned us that the high life we were living would have financial consequences,” he writes of his ex-manager Tommy Mottola and lawyer Allen Grubman. “We weren’t cheated; we were seduced.”
In a striking transition, Oates claims that he went from being the owner of four homes, numerous antique cars,...
In his upcoming memoir Change of Seasons, the “Private Eyes” singer reveals that in 1987 his accountant blindsided him with devastating news: after selling 80 million records, Oates was broke.
“I just wish they’d warned us that the high life we were living would have financial consequences,” he writes of his ex-manager Tommy Mottola and lawyer Allen Grubman. “We weren’t cheated; we were seduced.”
In a striking transition, Oates claims that he went from being the owner of four homes, numerous antique cars,...
- 3/13/2017
- by Sam Gillette
- PEOPLE.com
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