Famous singer hates being called yacht rock: ‘I don’t even understand it’

Daryl Hall rejects 'yacht rock' label: 'I never understood it'

Scott Legato/Getty Images  While his former bandmate John Oates has credited the rise of yacht rock with helping popularize their music, Daryl Hall seems to loathe the label. When the topic of yacht rock is raised on the Broken Record podcast, Hall says, “This is something I don’t understand. First of all, yacht rock was a f****** joke by two jerk-offs in California and suddenly it became a genre. I don’t even understand it. I never understood i…

Famous singer hates being called yacht rock: ‘I don’t even understand it’

"I don't see what the yacht part is," the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer said.

Daryl Hall Shares His Opinion on ‘Yacht Rock’ Classification: ‘A F–king Joke’

Though the likes of Hall & Oates might be heavily associated with the contentious ‘yacht rock’ genre, Daryl Hall himself has expressed disdain towards the classification. Used as a way to refer to the soft pop-rock and blue-eyed soul of the ’70s and ’80s, the term ‘yacht rock’ was initially coined by makers of a 2005 mockumentary series of the same name. The series itself was a popular one, lasting from 2005 until 2010 and even resulting in a …

Daryl Hall Says Yacht Rock Is a ‘F—ing Joke’ That ‘Suddenly Became a Genre:’ ‘It’s Just R&B With Some Jazz in There’

The Hall and Oates singer says yacht rock is a "f---g joke" that "suddenly became a genre."

Daryl Hall Says He ‘Never Understood’ Yacht Rock, Calls the Pseudo Genre a ‘Joke’

Daryl Hall rejects association with yacht rock pseudo genre, calling it a joke and saying his music doesn't fall under that description.

Oh-oh, Here Daryl Hall Comes to Curse Out Yacht Rock

Yeah, he’s watching you and is pissed off. Daryl Hall, a peripheral artist in the yacht-rock universe thanks to the soulful listening of Hall & Oates, doesn’t find the genre to be worthy of his time or respect.