What are Daryl Hall and John Oates of Hall & Oates feuding about in their legal battle?
They’re not making each other’s dreams come true.
Pop rock duo Daryl Hall, 77, and John Oates, 75, are no longer making sweet music together — instead, they’re embroiled in a public feud and legal battle.
It all began when Hall filed a lawsuit against his former musical partner Oates on Nov. 16.
Fans took to social media to express their disbelief over the news, with one writing: “Daryl Hall is suing John Oates. The documents are sealed so we don’t know why yet. But I’m suddenly depressed.”
Hall and Oates, famous for ’70s and ’80s yacht rock hits like “You Make My Dreams (Come True)” and “Rich Girl,” first met while attending Temple University in Philadelphia in 1967.
They were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. When they played together at a sold-out show in Madison Square Garden in February 2020, the men spoke to The Post — separately, in a sign of what was to come.
“No. John and I never fight,” Hall told The Post when asked if they ever argued over a song. “We’ve never had a real fight since we’ve known each other — and that’s since we were kids, teenagers. We just know to deal with each other. That’s why we’re still together.”
Oates said: “The fact that Daryl and I are still friends, that he and I still get along — it’s a miracle. But we do.”
Last year, Hall revealed that the pair would no longer make music as a duo together. “I don’t have any plans to work with John. I mean, whatever. Time will tell,” he explained to the Los Angeles Times.
“Life changed, everything changed,” Hall continued. “I’m more interested in pursuing my own world. And so is John.”
So, what happened? Here’s a breakdown. Hall filing revealed
On Nov. 16, Hall filed a lawsuit in Nashville, Tennessee, relating to a “contract/debt,” according to court records viewed by The Post.
Since court documents are sealed, not much was known about the lawsuit’s details at the time.
But, based on court records, Hall and his organization, the Daryl Hall Revocable Trust, filed an undisclosed complaint against Oates’ trust, the John W. Oates TISA Trust, and its co-trustees in Davidson County Chancery Court.
The lawsuit also named Oates’ wife, Aimee, who holds a role as trustee of her husband’s investment trust.Restraining order
The following day, the court officially issued a temporary restraining order, to begin Nov.
