--- title: "Best Song Quotes by Jason Mraz" description: "61 Song quotes by Jason Mraz. Plus more from Jason Mraz and more Song sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b41/jason-mraz-975_audience_our-shows-are-packed-with-laughter-and-l_202158.jpg" --- > [Our shows are packed with laughter and light-hearted songs to lift the listener from their everyday life. We encourage the audience to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/our-shows-are-packed-with-laughter-and-light-hearted-songs-to-lift/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b41/jason-mraz-975_audience_our-shows-are-packed-with-laughter-and-l_202158.jpg) > [You know, there's still a lot of great songwriters out there who hand in songs. And there's a lot of brilliant singers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/you-know-there-s-still-a-lot-of-great-songwriters-out-there-who-hand/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26a/jason-mraz-975_both_you-know-there-s-still-a-lot-of-great-so_1219987.jpg) > [I listened to the radio, so I was influenced by everyone from Michael Jackson to Milli Vanilli. But thankfully my dad had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/i-listened-to-the-radio-so-i-was-influenced-by-everyone-from-michael/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18d/jason-mraz-975_albums_i-listened-to-the-radio-so-i-was-influen_424354.jpg) > [Yoga has had a profound effect on my songs and performances. I don't meditate in the traditional style of sitting and doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/yoga-has-had-a-profound-effect-on-my-songs-and-performances-i-don-t/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/jason-mraz-975_attention_yoga-has-had-a-profound-effect-on-my-son_1178871.jpg) > [I always think of the live show first, where the song is gonna go in the show. That's why they aren't sad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/i-always-think-of-the-live-show-first-where-the-song-is-gonna-go-in/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a79/jason-mraz-975_always_i-always-think-of-the-live-show-first-wh_2363646.jpg) > [When you're writing a song and there are five people invested in it, it's easy for one person to say, 'Oh, this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/when-you-re-writing-a-song-and-there-are-five-people-invested-in-it/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e0/jason-mraz-975_can-do_when-you-re-writing-a-song-and-there-are_2800233.jpg) > [I think our storytellers - our songwriters should be great storytellers, and they should be mountain climbers and explorers, because music is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/i-think-our-storytellers-our-songwriters-should-be-great-storytellers/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/516/jason-mraz-975_because_i-think-our-storytellers-our-songwriters_696093.jpg) > [It was a very bizarre experience for me, to get the songs together, go in there, and try to deliver them as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/it-was-a-very-bizarre-experience-for-me-to-get-the-songs-together-go/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e68/jason-mraz-975_bizarre_it-was-a-very-bizarre-experience-for-me_1105953.jpg) > [I basically had the idea when I was 18 that I wanted to write my own songs. I knew it was going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/i-basically-had-the-idea-when-i-was-18-that-i-wanted-to-write-my-own/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bb/jason-mraz-975_be-good_i-basically-had-the-idea-when-i-was-18-t_655665.jpg) > [Thanks to music I have found a deeper connection to an otherwise elusive God. Thru music I get to commune directly, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/thanks-to-music-i-have-found-a-deeper-connection-to-an-otherwise/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ab/jason-mraz-975_books_thanks-to-music-i-have-found-a-deeper-co_343366.jpg) > [I think there’s no greater joy than completing a song out of thin air. It’s like inventing something, but it’s invisible, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/i-think-there-s-no-greater-joy-than-completing-a-song-out-of-thin-air/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ef/jason-mraz-975_air_i-think-there-s-no-greater-joy-than-comp_3037797.jpg) > [I love writing songs with people, which is about really taking risks, throwing yourself over the falls and really seeing what you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/i-love-writing-songs-with-people-which-is-about-really-taking-risks/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92d/jason-mraz-975_fall_i-love-writing-songs-with-people-which-i_1446812.jpg) > [I guess my music career is my personal life. You know, I've always been a writer who wants to write about my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/i-guess-my-music-career-is-my-personal-life-you-know-i-ve-always-been/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/508/jason-mraz-975_about_i-guess-my-music-career-is-my-personal-l_1402817.jpg) > [I discovered at 18 that singing and songwriting was my strength. I decided that it was closest to my heart and if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/i-discovered-at-18-that-singing-and-songwriting-was-my-strength-i/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/698/jason-mraz-975_being-myself_i-discovered-at-18-that-singing-and-song_727378.jpg) > [In a song you can shine a light on a topic and with your voice at a concert you can shine a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/in-a-song-you-can-shine-a-light-on-a-topic-and-with-your-voice-at-a/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39a/jason-mraz-975_acknowledge_in-a-song-you-can-shine-a-light-on-a-top_2218976.jpg) > [To create an album of love, I really had - I thought it was going to be easy, because I've always written…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/to-create-an-album-of-love-i-really-had-i-thought-it-was-going-to-be/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a64/jason-mraz-975_albums_to-create-an-album-of-love-i-really-had_3076683.jpg) > [It's from being melancholy and having my human down experiences that I learn, that I overcome, that I transform - and these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/it-s-from-being-melancholy-and-having-my-human-down-experiences-that/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77f/jason-mraz-975_around-the-world_it-s-from-being-melancholy-and-having-my_3097504.jpg) > [I try not to write songs. I would rather emote them, and I found myself going back to my room every night…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/i-try-not-to-write-songs-i-would-rather-emote-them-and-i-found-myself/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e8/jason-mraz-975_emote_i-try-not-to-write-songs-i-would-rather_1355284.jpg) > [When I finished performing 'I Won't Give Up' for the first time, I opened my eyes, and I think there was maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/when-i-finished-performing-i-won-t-give-up-for-the-first-time-i/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bb/jason-mraz-975_about_when-i-finished-performing-i-won-t-give_1164427.jpg) > [When you sing a song of love, you're actually giving something to yourself, too. You're singing and casting these affirmations of love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/when-you-sing-a-song-of-love-you-re-actually-giving-something-to/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70f/jason-mraz-975_actually_when-you-sing-a-song-of-love-you-re-actu_341111.jpg) > [There's a certain feeling of giving, a certain feeling of generosity in love songs. When you sing a song of love, you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/there-s-a-certain-feeling-of-giving-a-certain-feeling-of-generosity-2/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a66/jason-mraz-975_actually_there-s-a-certain-feeling-of-giving-a-ce_2443731.jpg) ## Other authors on Song - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-taylor-swift-89132.jpg) Taylor Swift 141 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/taylor-swift/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bob-dylan-18556.jpg) Bob Dylan 95 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/bob-dylan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jimmy-page-49993.jpg) Jimmy Page 81 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/jimmy-page/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-rollins-41662.jpg) Henry Rollins 73 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/henry-rollins/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-lennon-51796.jpg) John Lennon 70 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/john-lennon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dave-grohl-27056.jpg) Dave Grohl 70 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/dave-grohl/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-mccartney-74044.jpg) Paul McCartney 65 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/paul-mccartney/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-wynton-marsalis-96408.jpg) Wynton Marsalis 64 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/wynton-marsalis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-neil-young-70733.jpg) Neil Young 64 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/neil-young/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-petrucci-52095.jpg) John Petrucci 63 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/john-petrucci/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-van-morrison-93136.jpg) Van Morrison 60 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/van-morrison/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-brian-eno-19492.jpg) Brian Eno 58 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/brian-eno/) ## More by Jason Mraz > [When I first started, my message was about joy, but I didn't really have the vocabulary and life experience to fully deliver it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/when-i-first-started-my-message-was-about-joy-but-i-didn-t-really/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) > [There's a certain feeling of giving, a certain feeling of generosity in love songs. When you sing a song of love, you're actually giving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/there-s-a-certain-feeling-of-giving-a-certain-feeling-of-generosity/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) > [I was raised playing music in coffeehouses and I feel that was the foundation for my career. I think it is important that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/i-was-raised-playing-music-in-coffeehouses-and-i-feel-that-was-the/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) > [The best thing for you to do is shop at your local farmer's market and support the organic growers who are there. Because those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/the-best-thing-for-you-to-do-is-shop-at-your-local-farmer-s-market/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) > [In my relationship, I was giving myself away to make the relationship better, but in actuality, wasn't doing better by doing that. I became…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/in-my-relationship-i-was-giving-myself-away-to-make-the-relationship/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) > [It's our God forsaken right to be loved, loved, loved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/it-s-our-god-forsaken-right-to-be-loved-loved-loved/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) > [The measure of your character is not what you do when people are looking. It’s what you do when you think no one is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/the-measure-of-your-character-is-not-what-you-do-when-people-are/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) > [Being out in nature inspires me as a writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/being-out-in-nature-inspires-me-as-a-writer/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) > [I get my most creative energy after a show, so I love to go back to the hotel and compose new material. I generally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/i-get-my-most-creative-energy-after-a-show-so-i-love-to-go-back-to/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) > [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'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/whenever-i-m-in-need-of-inspiration-and-mantras-i-go-straight-to/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) > [Everything in life influences my music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/everything-in-life-influences-my-music/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) > [Growing up as a singer, and a cast member, and now as an adult, a songwriter, I get the luxury of choosing the kinds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/growing-up-as-a-singer-and-a-cast-member-and-now-as-an-adult-a/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/i-had-a-gig-in-sweden-there-were-thousands-of-people-there-and-when-i/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) > [“I won't give up on us”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/i-won-t-give-up-on-us/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/i-have-a-very-awesome-seat-in-the-house-every-time-i-play-when-the/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/jason-mraz/#itemlist", "name": "Best Song Quotes by Jason Mraz", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Our shows are packed with laughter and light-hearted songs to lift the listener from their everyday life. 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