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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
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I love songs, and I love to tell stories, and so a lot of times, if you really want a good story, you got to flip the radio dial over to country.
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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'Fresh Eyes' was my own little discovery of having been in a relationship for a while and realizing that my favorite part of it is being surprised.
Andy Grammer
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I don't really think in terms of goals.
Andy Grammer
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We always need little reminders that it's gonna be all good.
Andy Grammer
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Even a song like 'Give Love,' in my head, there's a question as I'm writing it, going, 'Is this cheesy? Is it too on the nose to say 'give love?''
Andy Grammer
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If I write a sad song, at the end it's gotta be like, 'Dude, things are looking up!'
Andy Grammer
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Life is hard, you know. If I can give someone on the radio three minutes to make them feel happier, that's a cool thing.
Andy Grammer
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'The Good Parts' is me telling as much as I can of the deeper sides of myself that I haven't shared before. It's like an onion that gets deeper every time you cut it.
Andy Grammer
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Seeing what kinds of songs work in other cities and other parts of the world was pretty eye-opening. I know it changed how I approached the second record big-time.
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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I've never cheated on my wife, ever. But to say that it doesn't exist or it doesn't happen and saying you never deal with it would be lying.
Andy Grammer
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I don't really connect with super-sad, somber songs.
Andy Grammer
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When I was a street performer, before I had any songs of my own that anybody would stop and put in money for, I would always be doing covers. Even with covers, people wouldn't stop in the beginning.
Andy Grammer
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Stevie Wonder makes my heart happy and is my spirit animal. That is all.
Andy Grammer
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When I get back with band, the lights, and the whole production, that's me with the full artillery. A quick radio performance keeps me sharp for the big show.
Andy Grammer
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What's so wonderful about the street is it's organic music. No preservatives. There's no other reason to be out there except you just love music and want to play.
Andy Grammer
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I love me some 'Family Guy.'
Andy Grammer
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To be a good musician, you need to give people what they want, what they need.
Andy Grammer
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Once you see the impact that you have on people, either at a meet and greet or after a show, you think, 'Oh man, they need to feel better today.'
Andy Grammer
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I love going places that could sound cheesy but, when you hear them, just sound sincere.
Andy Grammer
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You have to do what you want to do, and I genuinely believe that if you start interacting in the world that way that there is a respect in that.
Andy Grammer
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As a musician, you just want to be able to do what you love.
Andy Grammer
