Josh Groban
Josh Groban
Joshua Winslow "Josh" Groban is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one best selling artist in the United States, with over 22.3 million records in the nation. To date, he has sold over 25 million records worldwide...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth27 February 1981
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I wanted to focus on songs that I was inspired by growing up. I love so many of them from the last 100 years, but I really wanted, for my first step forward, to choose material that has inspired me and got me into the world of musical theater.
When I feel confused or depressed, I remember back to junior high and I silently repeat, 'This, too, shall pass.'
The shower is my time to open up my operatic chops, because of the enormous echo. You sound five times as big in the shower, so I break into some "Nessun Dorma" [from Puccini 's Turandot] or Pearl Jam. You've got to go big when you're in the shower. There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.
I get terrible butterflies. Before I go onstage, I'll have to freak out for five minutes. I scream. It seems to help!
Even with our differences There is a place we're all connected Each of us can find each other's light, There's so much to be thankful for.
I was the boy who liked to sing his own songs at talent shows, and I was suddenly officially uncool.
Don't give up. It's just the weight of the world.
As a new artist there's always outside influences trying to tell you how to make a song better for radio and how to do your hair.
There is a little bit of a head vs. heart kind of battle that happens sometimes with the song. There's the goose bump thing, where the melody or whatever it is just gets you and you don't know why. Sometimes, it's in a genre that you didn't think you liked and, all of a sudden, the song hits you and you just say, wow, I feel the hairs on the back of my neck. I love this song.
I've been aware of my gay fans since album one. There has been such great support from that community and it has gone both ways.
My life is an unfinished product, but instead of just saying, 'How do I top what I've accomplished,' I decided I wanted to move forward, express my growth and take a big step into the next chapter.
Don't try to be like me. Try to be like yourself. Try to be very good at being yourself.
I still like to keep all the love songs for the Grobanites, I like to make sure that they know those are just for them.
I did not practice hours a day for eighteen years to have my success attributed to a myth.