Josh Groban famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.
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I know that life is a journey I must accept and that pain and confusion are temporary. I know that if I follow my heart, it will lead me where I belong.
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Fly me up to where you are beyond the distant star. I wish upon tonight to see you smile, if only for a while to know you're there. A breath away's not far to where you are.
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When I feel confused or depressed, I remember back to junior high and I silently repeat, 'This, too, shall pass.'
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Let me fall. Let me climb. There's a moment where fear and dream must collide.
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No matter who we are, no matter what our circumstances, our feelings and emotions are universal. And music has always been a great way to make people aware of that connection. It can help you open up a part of yourself and express feelings you didn't know you were feeling. It's risky to let that happen. But it's a risk you have to take-because only then will you find you're not alone.
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If I'm in a relationship, I'll go to the ends of the earth. If I'm on the road and we have a conversation, and she says, 'God, I really wish I was there with you right now', I'll hang up the phone, send a car, and have the plane ready.
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Every day I lugged my backpack through the halls, waiting for the final bell. Then I'd race home and hole up in my room, playing the drums and the piano, composing music.
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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.
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Music is so 100 percent for me that the idea of giving that up in any way, shape, or form would be terrifying to me.
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Grobanite makes me think of a type of harmless crustacean.
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Art matters because it is the one true great connector in a world that seems to be very unconnected.
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If there is one thing that is constant in this world, it is the power of music.
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I was the boy who liked to sing his own songs at talent shows, and I was suddenly officially uncool.
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I get terrible butterflies. Before I go onstage, I'll have to freak out for five minutes. I scream. It seems to help!
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I did not practice hours a day for eighteen years to have my success attributed to a myth.
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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.
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I believe That angels breathe And that love will live on and never leave
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No matter what your age and no matter where you come from, everyone can change the world in some way, whether it's being a mentor to someone younger than you or someone that doesn't have as much experience as you. If you're passionate enough, you can do whatever you want and definitely change the world.
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When it comes to the acting stuff, I like to show up for a couple days and kind of be outrageous and silly, and go back to my day job.
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I have to work hard to not look like a nerd all the time. My friends are the only people I know that don't care about my image. I need to have people who treat me just as Josh, not as Josh the singer.
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Don't try to be like me. Try to be like yourself. Try to be very good at being yourself.
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No matter who we are, no matter what our circumstances, our feelings and emotions are universal.
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Don't give up. It's just the weight of the world.
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Singing brings out in me what I can't normally bring out in everyday life. It's an incredible feeling to be able to bare your soul to people you've never met in a way that can make them understand so clearly what you mean. That's what I love most about singing ... it becomes my truest form of communication.
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A beautiful and binding morning The world outside begins to breathe See clouds arriving without warning I need you here to shelter me. If I could make these moments endless If I could stop the winds of change If we just keep our eyes wide open Then everything would stay the same And I know that only time will tell me how We'll carry on without each other So keep me awake for every moment Give us more time to be this way We can't stay like this forever But I can have you next to me today
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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.
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After using four different languages on an album, it's tough to decide which one I'm gonna actually learn to speak. I always study the lyric, make sure I know what I'm singing, and try to get the pronunciation as perfect as possible.
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Music is what I always turn to when I'm feeling a certain way. It's my reason for everything.
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My biggest blast-off hit was 'You Raise Me Up.' If you ever have a wedding or a funeral, it's a good pick.
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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.
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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.
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I try to have a real close connection with my fans. That's extremely important. They are the ones that have been there from the beginning and proved everyone else wrong.
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It's really tough to make a name for yourself without compromising and without fitting yourself into a real specific mold. When I made the choice that I would be involved in every aspect of music and not necessarily make music for radio or MTV, I was saying, 'OK, this is me. You decide who it is.
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I like my hair long because I have really big ears.
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It wasn't that I got pinned against my locker, but I was intensely aware that the things I valued weren't shared by anyone. Girls didn't like me, and I had few friends.
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I've been fascinated by music for as long as I can remember. I was the kid on the playground in the third grade who would tell other kids about Paul Simon or Depeche Mode.
-- Josh Groban
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