Andy Grammer (Andrew Charles Grammer) Quotes

I've been surfing several times, and I'm terrible at it. But what I found was that you're usually waiting on the board, hanging out, watching the waves come in. And one that you think is a big wave is not actually one.

Andy Grammer

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• I think I'm genuinely sincere, and that's what hopefully makes it work. I take that very seriously when I'm writing.

  

  Andy Grammer
  • Work
  • Writing

• A lot of the albums that I've been really into are like, 'Oh man. That doesn't make him look like a perfect human. That actually shows his warts and his scars, and for some reason, I'm super drawn to him now because he shared that or she shared that with me.'

  

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  • She
  • Perfect
  • Scars

• Hunger is an issue that I've cared about for a very long time and is incredibly personal and important to me.

  

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  • Time
  • Important
  • Long

• Women take so long to get ready, but when they get out of the bathroom, they look smokin' hot. That's the struggle of men throughout history, waiting by the door. The wait is so worth it. Always.

  

  Andy Grammer
  • Men
  • Long
  • Women

• Anywhere in the world is a great gig if the people are pumped to hear some music.

  

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  • People
  • World
  • Great

• I grew up a huge jock, a lot of basketball and football. We had a pond in my back yard growing up, and we played a lot of hockey, too. I loved to score goals.

  

  Andy Grammer
  • Up
  • Growing
  • Football

• I had my whole life to write a bunch of crappy songs and then play them in front of people and think, 'All right, that one out of these seven is really good; it's a keeper.' But on this second album, to be honest, I probably wrote about 50 songs where I was just trying to write a hit.

  

  Andy Grammer
  • People
  • Life
  • Good

• I'm a big fan of talking about God. Whether people believe in God or not, that's so fascinating. Or where you go when you die is fascinating.

  

  Andy Grammer
  • People
  • God
  • Believe

• I saw my dad doing it and thought to myself, 'I can do that.' I would be backstage watching him and running around the country with him singing to children. He would sing songs that taught children really good morals: like, 'Teaching Peace' was a song he used to sing to kids a lot.

  

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  • Good
  • Country
  • Children

• I always try to find things worth saying, things that are supposed to be said instead of being contrived. I do a ton of writing.

  

  Andy Grammer
  • Writing

• From losing my mom, I'll never be okay; I'll never be put together again.

  

  Andy Grammer
  • Together
  • Mom

• Whether it's a 16-year old girl, or a mom, or a guy, or anybody, as long as they come up and they're excited to meet me 'cause they've had some sort of relationship with something I've created, it's the coolest thing ever. It never gets old. It's awesome.

  

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  • Up
  • Long
  • Guy

• For me, it's always been about a mix of hip-hop, acoustic singer/songwriters, and piano rock. I pull all those together. Each song may lean more heavily on one than the other, but they all have all three pieces.

  

  Andy Grammer
  • May
  • Together
  • Song

• You need to be growing and getting better, and in L.A., it's so hard to get bookings. You literally have to pay clubs to book you. It's pay to play, and then you only get 30 minutes. That's no way to get good.

  

  Andy Grammer
  • Good
  • Book
  • Growing

• That I even get to play a sold-out show where people know the words and I'm singing about things I'm connected to is such a blessing. It's the equivalent of a nine-year-old saying, 'I want to be an astronaut when I grow up,' and then getting to go to the moon.

  

  Andy Grammer
  • People
  • Up
  • Words

• The fact that 'Honey, I'm Good' made such a splash and that people were catching it on radio, on Spotify, on Pandora, it's driving everybody to go hear the album.

  

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  • People
  • Good
  • Driving

• I wrote my first single, 'Keep Your Head Up,' and that's what got me on the radio and helped me develop a whole base around the country.

  

  Andy Grammer
  • Up
  • Country
  • Single

• I think if you pick someone that you love, you will continuously fall in love with them.

  

  Andy Grammer
  • Fall

• There's two things that are tough when you're trying to be a songwriter: Number one is, how do I write a great song? The second thing is, how do I write a great song that's right for me?

  

  Andy Grammer
  • Great
  • Trying
  • Song

• One of my passions in life is to try to inspire people. I don't know if that sounds cheesy, but I genuinely love to do that.

  

  Andy Grammer
  • People
  • Life
  • Cheesy

• Touring is really hard because you're gone for three months at a time.

  

  Andy Grammer
  • Time

• I'm just trying to write things that resonate with people. And when we're all going through something together, I think you smile after that - I hope that people leave inspired after one of my shows.

  

  Andy Grammer
  • People
  • Trying
  • Together

• Everyone deals with temptation. It's just there.

  

  Andy Grammer
  • Temptation

• A big part of my upbringing was being with an instrument and kind of figuring myself out through music. So I feel a strong desire in any way that I can to help do that for other kids.

  

  Andy Grammer
  • Music
  • Kids
  • Help