The artists are currently embroiled in an ongoing legal dispute.
It looks like the end of the road for Hall & Oates. In a new interview, John Oates confirms that the iconic duo has no plans to move forward together musically amid their recent legal woes and feuding.
"As far as I'm concerned, I've moved on," Oates, 76, tells Rolling Stone. "I feel like I have a new lease on my creative life."
However, he wasn't ruling out the possibility of mending fences with Daryl Hall, 77, as friends in the future.
"I'm always open for that,” he tells the outlet. "Daryl Hall is an amazing individual. He is one of the great, great songwriters of all time, and without a doubt, one of the great singers of all time. I would never say anything negative about him. But we have a different strategy for our lives, and we have a different strategy for our business lives as well as our personal lives. And that's that, so be it. We're old guys. We deserve to be allowed to do whatever we want to do."
The comments echo what he previously told ET back in December.
Oates previously opened up to ET about the pair's 50-year legacy after he was unmasked during the season 10 semifinals of The Masked Singer. He explained that he's "not a very nostalgic person" and despite the longevity and popular appreciation for Hall & Oates' music, "I've moved on. I moved on in a big way. I've got other things I'm doing."
Still, he was happy to acknowledge the success the longtime collaborators had enjoyed together.
"I have an amazing, amazing amount of respect, and I'm really, really thankful for the success that Daryl and I have had," Oates shared. "We've done something over a 50-year period of time that not many people ever can say they've done in their lives or careers."
"It's been a great thing for me to do, I'm really proud of it, and I'm really happy about it," Oates added. "And I know that those songs are going to live forever."
Hall & Oates formed in 1967 and went on to release 18 studio albums, achieving success with six No. 1 singles, including "Maneater," "Rich Girl," and "Out of Touch." Although both individual artists pursued solo recording careers and separate tours, the duo never officially dissolved. Their most recent studio album, "Home for Christmas," was released in 2006 and they last performed together in October 2022.
One year later, Hall filed a lawsuit against Oates.
Hall filed a complaint against Oates and the co-trustees of the John W. Oates TISA Trust, including Oates' wife, Aimee Oates, in November 2023, along with a motion for a temporary restraining order. The court sanctioned a temporary restraining order at the time.
ET confirmed the existence of the lawsuit with the Nashville Chancery Court.
According to The Associated Press, Oates is trying to unload his share of Whole Oats Enterprises LLP to Primary Wave IP Investment Management LLC. Hall's lawsuit and subsequent temporary restraining order against his bandmate has since temporarily blocked the sale as the legal proceedings play out in court.
The outlet reported that Hall sued Oates, claiming that Oates' attempt to sell his share of Whole Oats Enterprises LLP violates the terms of a business agreement the Hall & Oates duo forged years ago. In addition to the lawsuit, there's also an arbitrator that must weigh in before the sale can proceed.
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