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Music Quotes by Jason Mraz

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Jason Mraz talks about learning music in coffeehouses and how that started his path. He says every part of life can shape a song, and songs can shape how people feel. He also mentions that music helps him feel a deeper connection to something beyond himself.

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Professionally, I want to keep playing music; I can't escape that.

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Everything in my life really filters down to the music.

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Everything in life influences my music.

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“You can turn off the sun, but im still ganna shine!”

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Music is a weapon in the war against unhappiness.

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Songs always get better after you start playing them live.

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I can't predict what songs will do to the collective consciousness.

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“Music is the weapon in the war against unhappiness.”

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Musicians are so well covered in the press, it would be great to see more outspoken practitioners of green life.

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Music is such a powerful fundraising tool and it's so easy for me to share that and it's such a light.

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I was raised playing music in coffeehouses and I feel that was the foundation for my career. I think it is important…

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I look around my life and it's hard to believe that music has given me all that I have.

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It makes me feel great, knowing my songs are being heard and of service to people.

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To create an album of 12 songs, I've got to write about 80 songs. Half of those are totally weird and rubbish.

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I meet people every single day who have heard the music and incorporated it into their lives. I feel like I have…

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I aim to write songs in a way that you don't have to have gone to Ghana to relate to it, you…

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I've asked to go back into theaters and smaller venues because to me, in smaller venues I can really demonstrate my commitment…

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I didn't know if I had the music for it or if I could pull off the larger concert experience. Then I…

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I always think of the live show first, where the song is gonna go in the show. That's why they aren't sad…

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For me to create an album of 12 songs, I've got to write about 80 songs. Half of those are totally weird…

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I think our storytellers - our songwriters should be great storytellers, and they should be mountain climbers and explorers, because music is…

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My whole career began because I was always putting my music on the Internet. By the time I had my first tour,…

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Quite simply I've distilled my mission down to the essence. The only thing I'm really here to do is shine light on…

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I had to have a lot of jobs until I was supporting myself through music, but I knew that those jobs were…

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I have a very awesome seat in the house every time I play. When the lights come up, and the sound turns…

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I like to sit in front of the computer, going through files of music, and recording the final vocals, guitars and what-…

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I struggle sometimes superficially with my management or with my own career about how much time I spend traveling or giving myself…

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I use music and mantras that transform my thoughts from the negative to the positive. If I'm thinking the world is a…

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Writing songs is no different than explaining to somebody what you dreamed last night: No one ever gives you crap for what…

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I love writing songs with people, which is about really taking risks, throwing yourself over the falls and really seeing what you're…

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Thanks to music I have found a deeper connection to an otherwise elusive God. Thru music I get to commune directly, and…

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Free downloads is something that I like to do its just not as publicised and it is the future of music.

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Everything in life influences my music. I've always used songwriting as a means to share what I think is profound.

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I buy records from all across the board. I get kind of a hybrid of influences in my own music.

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If i were to lose my memories, I would rely on music. There is so much of my story embedded in each.

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My touring isn't about collecting souvenirs and always being on the go. My souvenirs are writing in my journal and creating new…

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In one of my songs, I say fame is nothing more than loving someone. So I'm grateful every day that there's so…

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When I look back at what musical theatre music and show music meant to me, first of all - more than anything…

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Music was always the distraction, so it was the obvious choice to pursue. My dad always said to find a job I…

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“Some of us go full circle. Some of us blindly go nowhere. The circle doesn’t have to be very large to make…

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Being out in nature inspires me as a writer.

I get my most creative energy after a show, so I love to go back to the hotel and compose new material. I generally…

Whenever I'm in need of inspiration and mantras, I go straight to simple affirmations. 'I am strong', 'I am brave', 'I can do this'…

Everything in life influences my music.

Growing up as a singer, and a cast member, and now as an adult, a songwriter, I get the luxury of choosing the kinds…

I had a gig in Sweden. There were thousands of people there, and when I launched into 'I'm Yours,' they were all singing along.…

“I won't give up on us”

I have a very awesome seat in the house every time I play. When the lights come up, and the sound turns on, I'm…