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I can do a gig without an instrument.

- Gavin DeGraw

I Can, Without, Instrument, Gig

You can be a singer, and you can be a guitar player, but putting them together is another animal.

- Gavin DeGraw

Singer, Another, Putting, Animal

I happen to be a guy who also plays the piano and sings, so people automatically associate me with Billy Joel.

- Gavin DeGraw

Happen, Sings, Plays, Automatically

I don't want to see Superman replaced with Superboy.

- Gavin DeGraw

Want, Superman, See, Replaced

I took a lot of time to open myself up to taking chances musically.

- Gavin DeGraw

Taking Chances, Lot, Took, Chances

My dad didn't want me to play guitar. He played piano, so I chose that. And I ended up loving it.

- Gavin DeGraw

Play, Want, Dad, Chose

When people put that sort of pressure on you, you're worried that people won't want to receive you.

- Gavin DeGraw

Want, Sort, Receive, Worried

When I was a kid I got busted for throwing a rock through a car window and egging a house on halloween.

- Gavin DeGraw

Kid, Through, Got, Busted

Women are the first to jump on what is fashionable.

- Gavin DeGraw

Women, First, Women Are, Fashionable

The early Billy Joel stuff I fell in love with, like Glass Houses, is a real rock record.

- Gavin DeGraw

Love, Glass, Billy, None

I love to play music.

- Gavin DeGraw

Love, Play, I Love, Play Music

I guess I'm happy that I'm getting the attention. Otherwise, I'd just be playing in a local bar in front of my family members, and I'm sure they'd get sick of that in no time.

- Gavin DeGraw

Sure, No Time, Otherwise, Family Members

I don't want to be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately.

- Gavin DeGraw

Trying, Other, Been, Lately

So when you start touring, women are definitely going to check you out first.

- Gavin DeGraw

Start, Going, Touring, Women Are

I could tell it was a popular move as a writer to walk down the bass lines while you were writing a song.

- Gavin DeGraw

Song, Could, Move, Lines

Playing in front of people is a lot different from playing in your room.

- Gavin DeGraw

Playing, Your, Lot, Front

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.

- Gavin DeGraw

Hands, Some, Accents, Remind

But I've never considered myself any kind of heartthrob. It sounds painful.

- Gavin DeGraw

Never, Sounds, Considered, Painful

I was introduced to country music around a campfire on a farm.

- Gavin DeGraw

Music, Country, Introduced, Farm

I like to do the splits onstage.

- Gavin DeGraw

Like, Onstage, Splits

I live in a bus and go from place to place and sometimes feel very detached from what's going on.

- Gavin DeGraw

Bus, Going, Very, Detached

I may never get my own action figure, but at least I think what I'm doing is really legitimate musically.

- Gavin DeGraw

Doing, Think, Figure, Legitimate

We have a George Foreman grill on the bus.

- Gavin DeGraw

Bus, George, George Foreman, Foreman

I don't take my clothes off in my videos.

- Gavin DeGraw

Videos, Off, Take, Clothes

I think listening to real classic soul material made me learn how to feel music that's sung.

- Gavin DeGraw

Listening, Think, I Think, Sung

So if I was dating somebody now and the relationship didn't work out, I'd take that as failing.

- Gavin DeGraw

Work, Out, Somebody, Work Out

I miss that sensation of a small achievement feeling like a really big deal.

- Gavin DeGraw

Small, Big, Sensation, Miss

So yeah, I play the piano for most of the show, but I like rock and roll.

- Gavin DeGraw

Play, Rock, Most, Piano

I don't really take a step back too often to see what's going on.

- Gavin DeGraw

See, Take, Too, Step

So I try not to have any actual expectations for myself for any level of success or failure.

- Gavin DeGraw

Success, Level, Actual, Expectations

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