The Pocket

Album: Andy Grammer (2011)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • Andy Grammer perfected his songwriting skills busking on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California, which is one of the more pleasant places to be a street musician. This was one of the songs he used to play on the street and he told AOL Music it was the first one he penned that enabled him to hold a live crowd and convince them to buy his CD. He explained: "People walking by would look back and say, 'Oh yeah, you're trying. You keep at it! Here's a quarter.' Then I would play that one at the end of my set and they'd be like, 'You know what? Here's 10 bucks, I'm buying the album.' So, that one's a special one to me. That was the turning point of the audience giving to me by listening, to me giving to them."

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Mike Scott of The Waterboys - "Fisherman's Blues"

Mike Scott of The Waterboys - "Fisherman's Blues"They're Playing My Song

Armed with a childhood spent devouring books, Mike Scott's heart was stolen by the punk rock scene of 1977. Not surprisingly, he would go on to become the most literate of rockers.

Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues

Justin Hayward of The Moody BluesSongwriter Interviews

Justin wrote the classic "Nights In White Satin," but his fondest musical memories are from a different decade.

Concert Disasters

Concert DisastersFact or Fiction

Ozzy biting a dove? Alice Cooper causing mayhem with a chicken? Creed so bad they were sued? See if you can spot the real concert mishaps.

Five Rockers Who Rolled With The Devil

Five Rockers Who Rolled With The DevilSong Writing

Just how much did these monsters of rock dabble in the occult?

Narada Michael Walden - "Freeway of Love"

Narada Michael Walden - "Freeway of Love"They're Playing My Song

As a songwriter and producer, Narada had hits with Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Starship. But what song does he feel had the greatest impact on his career?

Leslie West of Mountain

Leslie West of MountainSongwriter Interviews

From the cowbell on "Mississippi Queen" to recording with The Who when they got the wrong Felix, stories from one of rock's master craftsmen.