Andy Grammer

I saw my dad doing it and thought to myself, 'I can do that.' I would be backstage watching him and running around the country with him singing to children. He would sing songs that taught children really good morals: like, 'Teaching Peace' was a song he used to sing to kids a lot. ”

Street performing can be a great teaching ground and a barometer for what you're doing. It's rough and unforgiving at times, but it can be wild and fun and a real open canvas for your creativity. ”

A lot of the albums that I've been really into are like, 'Oh man. That doesn't make him look like a perfect human. That actually shows his warts and his scars, and for some reason, I'm super drawn to him now because he shared that or she shared that with me.' ”

The first song that I had that went platinum was 'Keep Your Head Up,' which was a long time ago. Then, you get 'one-hit wonder' with that. ”

Any time you make the transfer of 'I've created something, and I'm giving it to you, and I hope it makes you happy,' that's good. ”

I think that's what makes a great show: when the performers onstage aren't putting on a show, they're legitimately just having a freaking awesome time. ”

I think I was 15 the first time I wrote a good song. ”

Touring is really hard because you're gone for three months at a time. ”

The Good Parts' is me telling as much as I can of the deeper sides of myself that I haven't shared before. It's like an onion that gets deeper every time you cut it. ”

When I hear an interview that I've done, and I've said 'like' a bunch of times, it just cheapens the sentiment. ”