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
islands mixtures ellis-island
I am the byproduct of an Ellis Island orgy, basically. I'm everything. I've got quite a mixture in me. I know a lot of it and I don't know some of it. I'm pretty mixed up, but mostly Russian and Irish.
firsts fashionable
Women are the first to jump on what is fashionable.
sometimes bus feels
I live in a bus and go from place to place and sometimes feel very detached from what's going on
dad play piano
My dad didn't want me to play guitar. He played piano, so I chose that. And I ended up loving it
halloween kids rocks
When I was a kid I got busted for throwing a rock through a car window and egging a house on halloween.
war hero hands
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.
success congratulations expectations
So I try not to have any actual expectations for myself for any level of success or failure.
spiritual giving-love world
Love has a reason There's a meaning to the world We're giving love.
world better-person persons
To leave this world a better person, and for me to not be the only one who knows it.
missing achievement feelings
I miss that sensation of a small achievement feeling like a really big deal.
song moving writing
I could tell it was a popular move as a writer to walk down the bass lines while you were writing a song.
firsts checks touring
So when you start touring, women are definitely going to check you out first.
steps
I don't really take a step back too often to see what's going on
gigs instruments i-can
I can do a gig without an instrument