Gavin DeGraw Quotes

pop singer

I was introduced to country music around a campfire on a farm. I could tell it was a popular move as a writer to walk down the bass lines while you were writing a song. Thats part of the fun, I guess, is having people excited about seeing you and signing autographs and getting to meet fans and things like that. The early Billy Joel stuff I fell in love with, like Glass Houses, is a real rock record. I miss that sensation of a small achievement feeling like a really big deal. To leave this world a better person, and for me to not be the only one who knows it. Belief builds from scratch. Doesn't have to relax, it doesn't need space But I've never considered myself any kind of heartthrob. It sounds painful. When my grandfather died, I started adopting some of his accents, to sort of remind myself of him. A homage. He was a war hero, and he was really great with his hands. When I was a kid I got busted for throwing a rock through a car window and egging a house on halloween. There's always some amount of gradual, slow burning destruction over the course of partying. You can be a singer, and you can be a guitar player, but putting them together is another animal. Women are the first to jump on what is fashionable. When people put that sort of pressure on you, you're worried that people won't want to receive you. When my grandfather died, I started adopting some of his accents, to sort of remind myself of him. A homage. He was a war hero, and he was really great with his hands. When I was a kid I got busted for throwing a rock through a car window and egging a house on halloween. We have a George Foreman grill on the bus. There's always some amount of gradual, slow burning destruction over the course of partying. The early Billy Joel stuff I fell in love with, like Glass Houses, is a real rock record. So yeah, I play the piano for most of the show, but I like rock and roll. So when you start touring, women are definitely going to check you out first. So if I was dating somebody now and the relationship didn't work out, I'd take that as failing. So I try not to have any actual expectations for myself for any level of success or failure. Playing in front of people is a lot different from playing in your room. My dad didn't want me to play guitar. He played piano, so I chose that. And I ended up loving it. It's not my goal to be a famous actor. I'm very competitive, and my ego couldn't handle that lack of success. I'm like a junkie for writing. I was introduced to country music around a campfire on a farm. I took a lot of time to open myself up to taking chances musically.

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