Daryl Hall

Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond

Pushkin Industries

Music, Society & Culture

4.5 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Daryl Hall stands as one of the greatest pop songwriters in music history. As the iconic half of Hall & Oates, his classic tracks like "Sara Smile," "Rich Girl," and "Maneater" earned the duo coveted spots in both the Songwriters and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Yet beyond his chart-dominating success throughout the '70s and '80s, Daryl remains a profoundly gifted, soulful creator whose musical talents transcend genres.

On today's episode, Justin Richmond talks to the legendary Daryl Hall about his early career with Gulliver on Elektra Records—where he shared a label with The Doors—and diving into the creative process behind classics like "She's Gone" from the seminal album Abandoned Luncheonette. Daryl also talks about his latest artistic endeavor, D, a collaborative album he made with Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart.

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0:00.0	Pushkin.
0:08.8	You're listening to an I-Heart podcast.
0:16.1	Dare I say, Daryl Hall is one of the great pop songwriters of our time.
0:20.4	As half of the duo
0:21.2	Hall of notes, he was all over the charts in the 70s and 80s, from Sarah Smile to Rich Girl,
0:26.5	to You Make My Dreams, and Man-Eater. But beyond the hits and the pop chart is a gifted,
0:31.8	soulful writer and player of all sorts of songs. In this episode of Broken Record, I'd talk with Daryl Hall about his early days
0:39.0	entrenched in Philly's R&B scene,
0:41.2	his stint on Elektra Records with his band,
0:43.1	Gulliver, that found him being labelmates with the doors,
0:46.4	how he wrote classics like She's Gone Off a Band in Leshionette,
0:49.7	his partially shelved album with Robert Fripp,
0:52.1	and his latest album D,
0:57.6	a collaboration between him and Dave Stewart of the Eritmix.
1:04.2	This is Broken Record, real musicians, real conversations.
1:11.9	This episode is brought to you by Defender, a vehicle engineered to meet challenges head on so you can explore with confidence.
1:18.8	Adventure seekers and risk takers can explore the full defender lineup at Land Rover USA.com.
1:25.3	Here's my conversation with Darrell Hall. How you doing? I'm doing well. How are you?
1:29.4	I'm doing okay. Overworked. I'm overworked, but I'm good.
1:34.8	You got to take some time to relax. Yeah, I'd like to know when that is.
1:46.1	Do you find being busy or not having it enough to do impacts your songwriting, your creativity.
1:48.7	Yeah, it's a funny thing.
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