Andy Grammer

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.

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.

My third album, that will definitely be about this little girl and the process of watching your wife get pregnant. It's crazy.

I tend to be an all-in-type of guy, so I get in a zone to write, and then that's all I do. I'll spend eight hours doing nothing but chasing that one song. That's what works for me.

I think I'm genuinely sincere, and that's what hopefully makes it work. I take that very seriously when I'm writing.

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.

Hunger is an issue that I've cared about for a very long time and is incredibly personal and important to me.