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Street performing can be a great teaching ground and a barometer for what you're doing. It's rough and unforgiving at times, but it can be wild and fun and a real open canvas for your creativity.
Andy Grammer
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Anytime I hear songs that are so honest, whether they make the person who's singing it look good or not, there's a level of honesty that resonates with people.
Andy Grammer
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It's really fun to have the spotlight and feel ready for it. Not in a conceited way. But just like, 'Man, I think I'm going to give you what you need.'
Andy Grammer
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I found that music was my favorite art form.
Andy Grammer
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I'm a singer-songwriter, but we get loud and we jump around. We have dance moves; we freak out. It's really fun, man!
Andy Grammer
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You want to hit people's ears to make them want to dance in their kitchen. So that is what a hit is to me.
Andy Grammer
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I think anyone in a relationship has to deal with temptation if they're being honest with themselves. People don't talk about it very much, but it's very honest. Guys and girls both have temptation.
Andy Grammer
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For each person, they live their life and their truth and how it works for them, and that's just kind of how it works for me. I'm not good at doing whatever the other way is - it wouldn't work for me.
Andy Grammer
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The first song that I had that went platinum was 'Keep Your Head Up,' which was a long time ago. Then, you get 'one-hit wonder' with that.
Andy Grammer
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I think that you just understand, as any creative person, that there's a beast that you have to beat, and it never goes away. I've resigned myself to that, and it's kind of what keeps you going. Writing is the worst and the best.
Andy Grammer
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It's not hard to create a song, but to write a song that's really going affect somebody? That takes a hell of a lot of time.
Andy Grammer
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I don't know how to dance, and I don't have any extra flexible skills.
Andy Grammer
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I made a deal with myself that no matter where I go, if I see a street performer, I'd tip them. It's sweet to know that you can get started from the generosity of others.
Andy Grammer
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You hear a lot of songs that are about people cheating or about infidelity. I haven't really heard one before about connecting with the noble part of yourself. I know it sounds a little bit cheesy, but that's the real deal. There are a lot of people who are making a genuinely good, sweet decision on a daily basis.
Andy Grammer
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Who are you writing this for? For a commercial reason, or because you want to make great art and give it to your fans?
Andy Grammer
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Basketball was every day of my life. Wake up with a ball - sometimes I'd sleep with it because someone told me that was better for you.
Andy Grammer
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I'm from New York, so I'm simultaneously a snob and will also eat any pizza you put in front of me.
Andy Grammer
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I feel like if you told me I would be having a son, I would be like, 'Yeah, I'm gonna be a parent - I get that.' But when the doctor was like, 'You're gonna have a girl,' I was like, 'What? Who am I?' It's the craziest piece of information that changes who you are. It's sweet.
Andy Grammer
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I don't really think in terms of goals.
Andy Grammer
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The alarm on my wife's phone is 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered,' so that's a great way to wake up.
Andy Grammer
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I think it would be really brutal to put on a persona and get famous for that persona. Like, 'I'm number one, I'm the best!' because that sounds like a lot of pressure.
Andy Grammer
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When I hear an interview that I've done, and I've said 'like' a bunch of times, it just cheapens the sentiment.
Andy Grammer
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I thought I wanted to be a clown, because what would be better than making people laugh?
Andy Grammer
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You get way better from playing to the passing public. You learn how to entertain. But it took me a good three years out on the promenade to figure that out. You also learn what makes them stop dead in their tracks and what doesn't.
Andy Grammer
