Change of Seasons

A Memoir

By: John Oates, Chris Epting

Narrated by: Chris Epting, John Oates

Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

John Oates was born at the perfect time, paralleling the birth of rock 'n roll. Raised in a small Pennsylvania town, he was exposed to folk, blues, soul, and R&B. Meeting and teaming up with Daryl Hall in the late 1960s, they developed a style of music that was uniquely their own but never abandoned their roots. John uncovers the grit and struggle it took to secure a recording contract with the legendary Atlantic Records and chronicles the artistic twists and turns that resulted in a DJ discovering an obscure album track that would become their first hit record. This is not your typical rock and roll story. John was focused creating great music. Along the way he achieved incredible success, battling the ever-changing pop music landscape and coming to terms with complex managerial, business, and personal challenges.

Daryl Hall and John Oates have over 20 albums together, more than 60 million records sold, and 29 Top 40 hits. They are the most successful pop duo in the world and members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And yet John's story has never been told. Relying on his many hand-written journals, he brings to light many fascinating stories spanning his entire life with a journalist's eye and a poet's heart.

In Change of Seasons, John shares his highs, lows, triumphs, and failures. He takes the listener on a wild ride through all the eras, personalities and music that has shaped him into what he is.

©2017 Hi Lit Productions, LLC (P)2017 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

disappointing

As a long time fan I looked forward to reading this story, left so disappointed.

Wild Ride

Excellent adventure. Highly recommended. John without Jesus your journey is not complete. Let's see some pictures and unreleased material.

Fun Listen

Love Hall and Oates and this book gave me lots of insight into the partnership. Fun stories and nice background info on many of their songs.

Seasons

The reading flowed and always kept me interested. I can’t wait for perhaps the final season!

Really..?? A Race Car Driver, Pilot, & Rock Star

Yep...that's John Oates (JO)...A Race Car Driver, Pilot, and Rock Star!
You probably didn't know that??....because I surely didn't. :-(
What a great success story, but it didn't come easy.
JO and author Chris Epting walk you through the ups and downs of JO's career(s) with some truly unique stories.
Each chapter will make you want more, as JO takes you down the road on his incredible journey!
I'm sure you'll enjoy these adventures as much as I did!

A different style of book?

I've always loved John Oates from Hall & Oates and I love him even more after listening to his book. You won't find anything bad about anyone in this book as Oates also gets his point across. My only negative is the chapter about the animals, especially fighting. Not sure why it's in here as to me it didn't really serve a purpose. Very enjoyable listen overall.

What a great book!

I have always loved the music of Daryl Hall and John Oats and thos story of John Oats made me love it even more. It is fascinating to hear the stories that inspired the songs. It gives them a whole new meaning for me. The n there is the personal triumphs and adversities that John whet through that gives you the human side of this man. I am looking forward to the second part. Thank you for the music that is tied to so many of my memories!

Great insight and fun

Lived the details of the journey as an individual and, in part, as a duo.

Listen to the music

John doesn't just talk about the music and I found that refreshing, he tells his story and his experiences. He left the tedium of a blow by blow account of his rise to stardom for a different book. I found the end of the book the most interesting when he was trying to put his life back together after a messy divorce. I felt like I got to know John Oates as a real person. this book is a bit different than other rock star biographies.So take a chance.

Eh. Mediocre stories not enough John Oats

Was disappointed that John gave very little effort towards this book. Only narrated a very small I intro and end. Obvious the real writer (who narrates 99% of the book) wrote the book based on Johnson stories. Stories are weak, doesn't go into very much detail. More time spent on skiing, car racing and Hunter S. Thompson. Also weird that they had to reiterate three times that Daryl had nothing to do with this book and why. I've listened to a lot of biographies, this has some good stories but not much. Only gives background on one song with minor details of a second. I expected a lot more based on what could have been talked about.