Daryl Corridor has obtained a restraining order in opposition to Corridor & Oates bandmate John Oates. The 77-year-old singer is embroiled in a authorized battle in opposition to his former musical associate however the court docket paperwork are sealed. Nevertheless, based on Philadelphia journal, court docket data present the bassist filed an undisclosed grievance on Nov 16, in addition to a movement for a short lived restraining order.
The next day, the court docket formally issued a short lived restraining order to start on Nov 30.
Whereas the Nashville Chancery Courtroom confirmed the existence of the lawsuit to leisure outlet Selection, they declined to remark additional. Final yr, Corridor insisted he and Oates are merely “enterprise companions” and have all the time been “very separate”.
Talking on the Membership Random podcast, he mentioned: “You assume John Oates is my associate? … He’s my enterprise associate. He’s not my inventive associate.
“John and I are brothers, however we’re not inventive brothers. We’re enterprise companions. We made data known as Corridor Oates collectively, however we’ve all the time been very separate and that’s a very essential factor for me.”
He then went on to insist the duo’s 1980 number-one hit single Kiss On My Record (on which Oates is listed as co-producer however not songwriter) for example of their inventive divide.
He mentioned: “I did all these (harmonies). That’s all me.”
The duo met in 1967 and commenced their musical collaboration three years later, releasing 18 studio albums since their 1972 debut LP Complete Oats and have had six number-one singles.
They final toured collectively in October 2022 however Corridor harassed he’s at present extra inquisitive about “pursuing (his) personal world”.
He informed the Los Angeles Instances: “I don’t have any plans to work with John. I imply, no matter. Time will inform.
“Perceptions modified, life modified, the whole lot modified. I’m extra inquisitive about pursuing my very own world. And so is John. That takes me again to what I used to be saying about duos. I couldn’t simply say what I feel, I had so as to add what he thinks.”