Andy Grammer

I love magic. Like, 'pull a scarf out of your fake thumb' magic. I have a legit bag of 'Magic Stuff' in my garage. ”

Whether it's a 16-year old girl, or a mom, or a guy, or anybody, as long as they come up and they're excited to meet me 'cause they've had some sort of relationship with something I've created, it's the coolest thing ever. It never gets old. It's awesome. ”

As a musician, you just want to be able to do what you love. ”

I do radio gigs, three-minute spots, solo shows, so I still get plenty of practice at the sniper attack - me at a piano or with a guitar, having to win people over fast. ”

Basketball was every day of my life. Wake up with a ball - sometimes I'd sleep with it because someone told me that was better for you. ”

I had my whole life to write a bunch of crappy songs and then play them in front of people and think, 'All right, that one out of these seven is really good; it's a keeper.' But on this second album, to be honest, I probably wrote about 50 songs where I was just trying to write a hit. ”

Life is hard, but there are moments, sometimes hours - and, if you're really lucky, full days - where everything feels just right. ”

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. ”

It's a weird business. You're trying to write something that's built on magic, which is pretty stressful. ”

You can't have Thanksgiving and not just be like, 'All right, where's the football.' It's been branded very, very well. You can't have one without the other at this point. ”