Andy Grammer

“Once you see the impact that you have on people, either at a meet and greet or after a show, you think, 'Oh man, they need to feel better today.'”

“You hear a lot of songs that are about people cheating or about infidelity. I haven't really heard one before about connecting with the noble part of yourself. I know it sounds a little bit cheesy, but that's the real deal. There are a lot of people who are making a genuinely good, sweet decision on a daily basis.”

“I'm just trying to write things that resonate with people. And when we're all going through something together, I think you smile after that - I hope that people leave inspired after one of my shows.”

“'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.”

“I love me some 'Family Guy.'”

“Even a song like 'Give Love,' in my head, there's a question as I'm writing it, going, 'Is this cheesy? Is it too on the nose to say 'give love?''”

“My third album, that will definitely be about this little girl and the process of watching your wife get pregnant. It's crazy.”

“I don't really think in terms of goals.”

“It's like freedom of speech - they can't tell you not to do it. When no one will put you on at a club or venue, you can go to the street, just start singing, and get a lot of good feedback from people as they walk by. I got really good at lip reading and seeing if a song is working. It was a good way to start.”

“Well, there are two kinds of happiness, grounded and ungrounded. Ungrounded happiness is cheesy and not based on reality. Grounded happiness is informed happiness based on the knowledge that the world sometimes sucks, but even then you have to believe in yourself.”

“Hunger is an issue that I've cared about for a very long time and is incredibly personal and important to me.”

“I feel like if you told me I would be having a son, I would be like, 'Yeah, I'm gonna be a parent - I get that.' But when the doctor was like, 'You're gonna have a girl,' I was like, 'What? Who am I?' It's the craziest piece of information that changes who you are. It's sweet.”

“From losing my mom, I'll never be okay; I'll never be put together again.”

“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.”

“As an artist, you have an opportunity to get in and move things around in people.”

“I found that music was my favorite art form.”

“'Honey, I'm Good' is a song about temptation, and we wanted to show what is possible if you can beat it.”

“We always need little reminders that it's gonna be all good.”

“I wrote my first single, 'Keep Your Head Up,' and that's what got me on the radio and helped me develop a whole base around the country.”

“I made a deal with myself that no matter where I go, if I see a street performer, I'd tip them. It's sweet to know that you can get started from the generosity of others.”