Gavin DeGraw Quotes
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I'm like a junkie for writing.
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I happen to be a guy who also plays the piano and sings, so people automatically associate me with Billy Joel.
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I live in a bus and go from place to place and sometimes feel very detached from what's going on.
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I don't really take a step back too often to see what's going on.
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We have a George Foreman grill on the bus.
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So yeah, I play the piano for most of the show, but I like rock and roll.
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You can be a singer, and you can be a guitar player, but putting them together is another animal.
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I don't want to be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately.
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I took a lot of time to open myself up to taking chances musically.
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I think listening to real classic soul material made me learn how to feel music that's sung.
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I don't take my clothes off in my videos.
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I like to do the splits onstage.
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Women are the first to jump on what is fashionable.
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I'm very competitive, and my ego couldn't handle that lack of success.
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So when you start touring, women are definitely going to check you out first.
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It's not my goal to be a famous actor.
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I love to play music.
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Playing in front of people is a lot different from playing in your room.
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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.
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I was introduced to country music around a campfire on a farm.
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I can do a gig without an instrument.
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I miss that sensation of a small achievement feeling like a really big deal.
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I could tell it was a popular move as a writer to walk down the bass lines while you were writing a song.
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But I've never considered myself any kind of heartthrob. It sounds painful.