Its been a wild year of ups and downs forJohn Oates.
His influence has elevated our community to be more accepting and open to all genres of music.
We are proud to honor him as this years BMI Troubadour.
John Oates will receive the 2024 BMI Troubadour Award, an honor previously bestowed upon Lucinda Williams and John Prine.Paras Griffin/Getty
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During the pandemic, there were no more private planes.
There were no more arena shows or even acoustic shows.
It gave me a chance to step back.
I had a chance to reevaluate things.
My wife and I decided it was time to give back, he said.
We started theOates Song Festfor Feeding America, and we fed 350,000 families with that.
And then I was asked to doMovember, which was a mens health movement.
Im asking, What will people think of me down the road?
What will my personal legacy be?
Its not my musical legacy so much, but my legacy as a human.
These are the things that are important to me.
