Gavin DeGraw
Gavin DeGraw
Gavin Shane DeGrawis an American musician and singer-songwriter. He rose to fame with the single "I Don't Want to Be" from his debut album Chariot which became the theme song for the television drama series One Tree Hill. Other singles from the album included notably "Chariot" and "Follow Through". His second self-titled album was released in 2008 and included the top-twenty single "In Love with a Girl"...
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth4 February 1977
CityFallsburg, NY
dating work-out failing
So if I was dating somebody now and the relationship didn't work out, I'd take that as failing
firsts checks touring
So when you start touring, women are definitely going to check you out first.
missing achievement feelings
I miss that sensation of a small achievement feeling like a really big deal.
world better-person persons
To leave this world a better person, and for me to not be the only one who knows it.
islands mixtures ellis-island
I am the byproduct of an Ellis Island orgy, basically. I'm everything. I've got quite a mixture in me. I know a lot of it and I don't know some of it. I'm pretty mixed up, but mostly Russian and Irish.
sound kind painful
But I've never considered myself any kind of heartthrob. It sounds painful.
spiritual giving-love world
Love has a reason There's a meaning to the world We're giving love.
war hero hands
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.
giving people important
I'm no heartthrob. Honestly, I am really happy that people are just giving me a chance and paying attention to what it is I have to say, because I certainly hope I have a lot more to say than I do to look at. That's more important to me.
halloween kids rocks
When I was a kid I got busted for throwing a rock through a car window and egging a house on halloween.
real rocks glasses
The early Billy Joel stuff I fell in love with, like Glass Houses, is a real rock record.
fun people fans
Thats part of the fun, I guess, is having people excited about seeing you and signing autographs and getting to meet fans and things like that.
player thinking artist
I think it's important as a player every now and again to play something that's influenced you as an artist just to expose the people to it.
people rooms different
Playing in front of people is a lot different from playing in your room