Biography

Was played by Anthony Michael Hall in a skit on Saturday Night Live (1975). Bandmate John Oates was played by Robert Downey Jr..

Attended Philadelphia's Temple University with bandmate John Oates but both dropped out to pursue their rock careers.

Diagnosed with Lyme disease (July 2005).

After almost 30 years with Sara Allen (made famous by the song "Sara Smile"), Daryl and Sara separated in 2001. Daryl currently lives part of the year in England and has a new girlfriend, Amanda. He also has a home in the United States that he spends part of the year in.

Is one half of Hall & Oates, arguably the most successful rock duo of all time.

[on beating Lyme Disease] I'm optimistic that I want to beat it, and I don't have nearly as bad as a lot of people get it.

[When asked if Lyme Disease would kill him] The more I read about it, the more I heard about it, the more it scared me.

[on childhood friend Todd Rundgren] Todd and I grew up almost in the same neighborhood and as kids we listened to and were influenced by pretty much the same musicians that were part of the creation of the sound of Philadelphia.

[on the death of Michael Jackson] When videos first started, we didn't know what to do, we just jumped around in front of a camera. Michael was the first one to take it seriously and said, "Okay, I'm gonna make these extravaganzas". He raised the bar for everybody in the '80s. On "We Are the World", we were all in the room together. He sort of clung to Diana Ross pretty much but, at one point, I was off to the side and he came over to me and said, "I hope you don't mind, but I stole 'Billie Jean' from you", and I said, "It's all right, man, I just ripped the base line off, so can you!" Michael Jackson created a style that was unique to him, he was incredible. And he didn't lip synch. While he was doing all those dances, he was singing, everybody else should take note.

[on the death of Mike Berniker] I remember Mike's mischievous sense of humor. He had the vision to sign Hall & Oates in the very early days, when we were relatively unproven. In regards to the music business, Mike was one of the good guys.