You can be a singer, and you can be a guitar player, but putting them together is another animal. – Gavin DeGraw
There’s always some amount of gradual, slow burning destruction over the course of partying. – Gavin DeGraw
So if I was dating somebody now and the relationship didn’t work out, I’d take that as failing. – Gavin DeGraw
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. – Gavin DeGraw
So I try not to have any actual expectations for myself for any level of success or failure. – Gavin DeGraw
The early Billy Joel stuff I fell in love with, like Glass Houses, is a real rock record. – Gavin DeGraw
I happen to be a guy who also plays the piano and sings, so people automatically associate me with Billy Joel. – Gavin DeGraw
I think listening to real classic soul material made me learn how to feel music that’s sung. – Gavin DeGraw
When I was a kid I got busted for throwing a rock through a car window and egging a house on halloween. – Gavin DeGraw
I live in a bus and go from place to place and sometimes feel very detached from what’s going on. – Gavin DeGraw
My dad didn’t want me to play guitar. He played piano, so I chose that. And I ended up loving it. – Gavin DeGraw
When people put that sort of pressure on you, you’re worried that people won’t want to receive you. – Gavin DeGraw
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. – Gavin DeGraw