Andy Grammer Talked To Billboard About Dancing On Dancing With The Stars Season 21

Andy Grammer talked with Billboard about dancing on Dancing With The Stars. Currently, he feels he’s bit off more than he can chew. Rehearsals have started and they have been rehearsing for 6 hours a day. He explains below as well as why he decided to do the show (awww, I love this guy!).

The 31-year old entertainer said he has already started rehearsing, and it has been intense given his touring schedule.

“Honestly, I bit off more than I could chew and now I’m chewing really fast,” he laughed. “Right now I’m in Minnesota and I just had a six-hour dance rehearsal. My partner is flying out to the shows with me, so I’m still pretty much touring and then going to make sure that I am home on Monday for the show every week.”

Grammer was offered the opportunity after two successful appearances last season performing his hit song, “Honey I’m Good,” which topped several charts including the Billboard Hot 100 chart where it reached the No. 9.

“The second time that I went and did the show there was a vibe, [and I thought] maybe this would work,” he said.

The vibe he felt, he explained, was the presence of his mother, who sadly passed away before she had the opportunity to see her son on the show.

“It just reminded me of my mom being there. She really loved to dance. [This was] one of her favorite things to watch on TV,” he said. “I know she would have loved to have been a part of this to see it. That was one of the main reasons I decided to do the show.”

He expressed his feelings on Instagram and Facebook, writing that “anyone who knew my mother, knows she LOVED dance.”

“There is something in me on a personal level that was like, I should make this happen,” he said. “It’s hard to feel super connected to people who passed away and this is one of the ways. Just being in that building made me feel that way.”

Another advantage to appearing on the show: his new single, “Good To Be Alive (Hallelujah)” is sure to gain significant traction, since it will impact at top 40 and Hot AC radio on Sept. 14 — the day DWTS premieres. The song will also be included on a new deluxe version of Grammer’s sophomore album Magazines or Novels, which is set for a releas on S-Curve Records Nov. 6.

For the full interview, see Billboard.