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
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When people put that sort of pressure on you, you're worried that people won't want to receive you.
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We have a George Foreman grill on the bus.
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From being around live audiences in a lot of cities, I've more developed a desire to hear them react, more than I used to,
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To me, all I ever want to do is play, and nothing else ever crossed my mind concerning a career. Just playing. Only the execution of the songs.
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That's 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.
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I don't want to be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately.
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As I've played for a wider variety of audiences, I've become more concerned with showing them a good time, ... I hope that when they leave, they feel like they got something different, and that it was worth it to come out on their time off, when they have to work the whole rest of the week. Now that I'm on the road all the time, time off is more valuable to me. So I figure I'd better make it worth their time.
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I think it's important not to worry about that too much, because even if I was the next big thing, there would be another next big thing soon.
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I think that this is the best experience you could have with a television-associated tour, as far as legitimacy is concerned. I know a lot of people might have a problem with it because of its association with young American pop culture. But it's not a dumb, American pop culture, it's just young.
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I mean, I cut my hair with a pocketknife.
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I don't want to be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately. All I have to do is think of me and I have peace of mind. I'm tired of looking 'round rooms wondering what I've got to do or who I'm supposed to be. I don't want to be anything other than me.
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I happen to be a guy who also plays the piano and sings, so people automatically associate me with Billy Joel
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I may never get my own action figure, but at least I think what I'm doing is really legitimate musically
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I don't want to see Superman replaced with Superboy