Quotes from Josh Groban

I know that life is a journey I must accept and that pain and confusion are temporary. I know that if I follow my heart, it will lead me where I belong.

You live in a bubble, generally, when you're touring and recording - you're in confined - in alone space, wherever you are, in the dressing room or in the studio - so sometimes it's hard to grasp that bigger picture of things that are going on.

My life is an unfinished product, but instead of just saying, 'How do I top what I've accomplished,' I decided I wanted to move forward, express my growth and take a big step into the next chapter.

What most people know about me, they know through my music. This time, I've tried to open that door as wide as possible. These songs are a giant step closer to who I really am and what my music is all about. Hence the title.

I get terrible butterflies. Before I go onstage, I'll have to freak out for five minutes. I scream. It seems to help!

As a new artist there's always outside influences trying to tell you how to make a song better for radio and how to do your hair.

In ballet class, I felt like Ralph Wiggum.

Even with our differences There is a place we're all connected Each of us can find each other's light, There's so much to be thankful for.

The time period I had in my life to look like an idiot and fail, and for no one to see that, came and went when I was 17. When you have early success, people are just lying in wait.

I did improv in junior high school. Figuring out my comedic timing helped my confidence in talking to the bullies and talking to people in class. If I could make them laugh, then I was in; I was OK.

Comedy and music are so similar because it's all about timing.

I wore out the Broadway 'Tommy' recording. I just loved it.

When I feel confused or depressed, I remember back to junior high and I silently repeat, 'This, too, shall pass.'

I wound up graduating from the Los Angeles County School for the Arts as a theatre major and then was honored to be accepted into Carnegie Mellon's Musical Theatre program.

I still like to keep all the love songs for the Grobanites, I like to make sure that they know those are just for them.

I believe That angels breathe And that love will live on and never leave

I was a shy kid. I was awkward. I was picked on.

When it comes to the acting stuff, I like to show up for a couple days and kind of be outrageous and silly, and go back to my day job.

There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.

My biggest blast-off hit was 'You Raise Me Up.' If you ever have a wedding or a funeral, it's a good pick.

The best way for me to teach myself an instrument is to just jam on it, and sound awful sometimes, and sound great other times.

I think that things like Twitter and the blogosphere are so instantaneously critical that I think it's actually created a bit of a culture of artistic fear to branch out too much because you don't want to be slammed.

I definitely break out karaoke when my friends have birthday parties.

Everybody wants to experiment, wants to explore. You should hear me at karaoke. I can sing anything you throw at me. I can do a good Dave Grohl.