Quotes from Gavin DeGraw

I think listening to real classic soul material made me learn how to feel music that's sung.

I don't want to see Superman replaced with Superboy.

I was introduced to country music around a campfire on a farm.

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.

Sometimes the only way is jumping; hope you're not afraid of heights.

I could tell it was a popular move as a writer to walk down the bass lines while you were writing a song.

I live in a bus and go from place to place and sometimes feel very detached from what's going on.

I'm very competitive, and my ego couldn't handle that lack of success

We have a George Foreman grill on the bus.

So when you start touring, women are definitely going to check you out first.

I guess I'm happy that I'm getting the attention. Otherwise, I'd just be playing in a local bar in front of my family members, and I'm sure they'd get sick of that in no time

When people put that sort of pressure on you, you're worried that people won't want to receive you.

I took a lot of time to open myself up to taking chances musically

You can be a singer, and you can be a guitar player, but putting them together is another animal.

The early Billy Joel stuff I fell in love with, like Glass Houses, is a real rock record.

I can do a gig without an instrument.

So yeah, I play the piano for most of the show, but I like rock and roll.

I happen to be a guy who also plays the piano and sings, so people automatically associate me with Billy Joel.

Love has a reason There's a meaning to the world We're giving love.

I love to play music.

There's always some amount of gradual, slow burning destruction over the course of partying.

When I was a kid I got busted for throwing a rock through a car window and egging a house on halloween.

My dad didn't want me to play guitar. He played piano, so I chose that. And I ended up loving it.

So if I was dating somebody now and the relationship didn't work out, I'd take that as failing.