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TheWrap.com via Reuters:

When Gavin DeGraw was attacked for no obviously apparent reason on the streets of New York's East Village last month, it was hard not to flash back to that famous scene from "National Lampoon's Animal House" where John Belushi beat up Stephen Bishop for the mere crime of being a sensitive singer/songwriter.

NYPD asking for your help in the Gavin DeGraw beating; plus, other important questions!

As every media outlet in the media outlet world reported, some people jumped pop singer Gavin DeGraw early Monday morning on First Avenue near Sixth Street... According to his website, he suffers from a concussion, broken nose, black eyes, cuts and bruises.

Now, the NYPD has papered the First Avenue corridor with these flyers...

Meanwhile, several important questions remain. Such as:

1) Who, exactly, is Gavin DeGraw anyway?

Good question! One that several readers asked after reading about all this. I don't know much about him either. So, according to Wikipedia: Gavin Shane DeGraw (born February 4, 1977) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is known for his songs "Chariot", "Follow Through", "I Don't Want to Be" (which is featured as the theme song for the television drama series One Tree Hill (since 2003), and "In Love with a Girl."

2) Was he drunk at the time of the attack?

Some reports suggest that he had left a "group of drinking buddies" and was walking alone at the time of the attack. However! His brother told the Post that Gavin was not drunk when the incident occurred and that he "had nothing but cranberry juice to drink" that night.

3) What does he remember about the attack?

Not much, apparently! "Honestly, I don't remember much. I only know I can recover from here," he tweeted on Aug. 9.

4) How many people jumped him?

News sources have mentioned two and three assailants.

5) Did the people know that he was some famous singer-songwriter?

Apparently not, according to anonymous sources at the Daily News.

6) Why did the assailants jump him?

Well, you can likely insert a joke here about people not liking his music. But! According to this report — "These guys jumped him out of nowhere," a source close to the singer told Us Weekly. "It's weird because they didn't take anything, I think they did it for sport."

7) Are there witnesses?

Apparently not, per the Daily News again. Which is why the NYPD is posting the flyers along First Avenue hoping to catch a break.

8) Why are you writing about this?

Because it happened in the neighborhood. Plus! SEO!

Depending on your news source, Gavin DeGraw was either injured or brutally beaten on First Avenue

The world is waking up to or, perhaps, going to bed to, the news that a group of men attacked pop singer Gavin DeGraw early Monday morning.

According to a lot of news articles, DeGraw had been out drinking with friends when he was beaten up on First Avenue between Fifth and Sixth Streets around 4 a.m. Monday. Then! According to reports, he walked (or stumbled or staggered, according to your news source) up to Third Avenue and 19th Street where he was hit by a cab about 30 minutes later.

He is in Bellevue with a broken nose and other lacerations. Police said that it was not clear what led to the attack or how many individuals were involved in the assault. He and his brother own the National Underground on East Houston Street.