Gavin Degraw Quotes

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.

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 may never get my own action figure, but at least I think what I'm doing is really legitimate musically.

I love to play music.

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

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

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.

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

I don't want to be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately.

I don't take my clothes off in my videos.

I don't really take a step back too often to see what's going on.

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

I can do a gig without an instrument.

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 like to do the splits onstage.

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

But I've never considered myself any kind of heartthrob. It sounds painful.

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