Gavin DeGraw
It's not my goal to be a famous actor.Collection: Famous
Women are the first to jump on what is fashionable.Collection: Women
So I try not to have any actual expectations for myself for any level of success or failure.Collection: Failure
So if I was dating somebody now and the relationship didn't work out, I'd take that as failing.Collection: Dating
I was introduced to country music around a campfire on a farm.
I don't want to be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately.
So when you start touring, women are definitely going to check you out first.
I live in a bus and go from place to place and sometimes feel very detached from what's going on.
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.
I like to do the splits onstage.
We have a George Foreman grill on the bus.
I love to play music.
I took a lot of time to open myself up to taking chances musically.
I think listening to real classic soul material made me learn how to feel music that's sung.
I miss that sensation of a small achievement feeling like a really big deal.
I don't want to see Superman replaced with Superboy.
I happen to be a guy who also plays the piano and sings, so people automatically associate me with Billy Joel.
My dad didn't want me to play guitar. He played piano, so I chose that. And I ended up loving it.
The early Billy Joel stuff I fell in love with, like Glass Houses, is a real rock record.
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.
I don't take my clothes off in my videos.
I'm very competitive, and my ego couldn't handle that lack of success.
I don't really take a step back too often to see what's going on.
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 may never get my own action figure, but at least I think what I'm doing is really legitimate musically.
But I've never considered myself any kind of heartthrob. It sounds painful.
I'm like a junkie for writing.
So yeah, I play the piano for most of the show, but I like rock and roll.
I could tell it was a popular move as a writer to walk down the bass lines while you were writing a song.
Playing in front of people is a lot different from playing in your room.
I can do a gig without an instrument.
You can be a singer, and you can be a guitar player, but putting them together is another animal.
Sometimes the only way is jumping; hope you’re not afraid of heights.Collection: Jumping
I don't want to be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately. All I have to do is think of me and I have peace of mind. I'm tired of looking 'round rooms wondering what I've got to do or who I'm supposed to be. I don't want to be anything other than me.Collection: Tired
To leave this world a better person, and for me to not be the only one who knows it.Collection: World
Belief builds from scratch. Doesn’t have to relax, it doesn’t need spaceCollection: Space
I'm no heartthrob. Honestly, I am really happy that people are just giving me a chance and paying attention to what it is I have to say, because I certainly hope I have a lot more to say than I do to look at. That's more important to me.Collection: Giving
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.Collection: Fun
I am the byproduct of an Ellis Island orgy, basically. I'm everything. I've got quite a mixture in me. I know a lot of it and I don't know some of it. I'm pretty mixed up, but mostly Russian and Irish.Collection: Islands
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 timeCollection: Sick
I don't really take a step back too often to see what's going onCollection: Steps
I'm very competitive, and my ego couldn't handle that lack of successCollection: Ego
I like to do the splits onstageCollection: Splits
I think listening to real classic soul material made me learn how to feel music that's sungCollection: Real
So yeah, I play the piano for most of the show, but I like rock and rollCollection: Rocks
I took a lot of time to open myself up to taking chances musicallyCollection: Chance
I don't take my clothes off in my videosCollection: Clothes
I don't want to be anything other than me.Collection: Philosophy