--- title: "23 Want Quotes By Jason Mraz" description: "23 Want quotes by Jason Mraz. Plus more from Jason Mraz and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee2/jason-mraz-975_art_we-want-people-to-see-us-live-before-we_1728964.jpg" --- > [We want people to see us live before we continue on and call ourselves recording artists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/we-want-people-to-see-us-live-before-we-continue-on-and-call/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee2/jason-mraz-975_art_we-want-people-to-see-us-live-before-we_1728964.jpg) > [Professionally, I want to keep playing music; I can't escape that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/professionally-i-want-to-keep-playing-music-i-can-t-escape-that/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db8/jason-mraz-975_escape_professionally-i-want-to-keep-playing-mu_2774290.jpg) > [When I sit down to write a song, I really want the message of healing to thrive and transcend all ages.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/when-i-sit-down-to-write-a-song-i-really-want-the-message-of-healing/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a73/jason-mraz-975_age_when-i-sit-down-to-write-a-song-i-really_1767670.jpg) > [I didn't want to be a headshot and get a chance to go compete to sing-that's not me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/i-didn-t-want-to-be-a-headshot-and-get-a-chance-to-go-compete-to-sing/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fa/jason-mraz-975_chance_i-didn-t-want-to-be-a-headshot-and-get-a_1104634.jpg) > [If we truly want to have world peace, we have to end human trafficking,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/if-we-truly-want-to-have-world-peace-we-have-to-end-human-trafficking/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e91/jason-mraz-975_ends_if-we-truly-want-to-have-world-peace-we_2437566.jpg) > [I really want to be able to keep going and I realize that in some aspects I've got to treat myself like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/i-really-want-to-be-able-to-keep-going-and-i-realize-that-in-some/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/817/jason-mraz-975_able_i-really-want-to-be-able-to-keep-going-a_2796333.jpg) > [I want to be surrounded by women, I want to be snuggled and cuddled and pampered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/i-want-to-be-surrounded-by-women-i-want-to-be-snuggled-and-cuddled/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/jason-mraz-975_pampered_i-want-to-be-surrounded-by-women-i-want_1948285.jpg) > [I want to know why we exist and what I can do while I'm existing. Basically. it's learning how to exist, wholely,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/i-want-to-know-why-we-exist-and-what-i-can-do-while-i-m-existing/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0e/jason-mraz-975_basically_i-want-to-know-why-we-exist-and-what-i-c_685542.jpg) > [Some people they simply just want to hear you. And others actually have things they want to share and talk with you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/some-people-they-simply-just-want-to-hear-you-and-others-actually/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/268/jason-mraz-975_home_some-people-they-simply-just-want-to-hea_1334413.jpg) > [The more I travel around the world, the more I see people want the same thing - to be happy. We wouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/the-more-i-travel-around-the-world-the-more-i-see-people-want-the/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/726/jason-mraz-975_around-the-world_the-more-i-travel-around-the-world-the-m_1104569.jpg) > [In my lifetime, I want to see humanity start being conscious of our waste, the things we buy, and how we can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/in-my-lifetime-i-want-to-see-humanity-start-being-conscious-of-our/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb0/jason-mraz-975_appreciate_in-my-lifetime-i-want-to-see-humanity-st_2065249.jpg) > [As things grew for me I felt like I was losing myself and wanted to stay true to myself as well. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/as-things-grew-for-me-i-felt-like-i-was-losing-myself-and-wanted-to/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/491/jason-mraz-975_audience_as-things-grew-for-me-i-felt-like-i-was_2490712.jpg) > [For the first thirty years of my life I exercised very little, and I smoked cigarettes for ten or twelve years, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/for-the-first-thirty-years-of-my-life-i-exercised-very-little-and-i/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ea/jason-mraz-975_aging_for-the-first-thirty-years-of-my-life-i_3048212.jpg) > [I love eating healthy and doing the yoga thing, because I think I'm going to live to a thousand doing so. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/i-love-eating-healthy-and-doing-the-yoga-thing-because-i-think-i-m/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/jason-mraz-975_cases_i-love-eating-healthy-and-doing-the-yoga_3214464.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) > [Whenever I'm in need of inspiration and mantras, I go straight to simple affirmations. 'I am strong', 'I am brave', 'I can…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c37/jason-mraz-975_affirmation_whenever-i-m-in-need-of-inspiration-and_45365.jpg) > [Another year is fast approaching. Go be that starving artist you’re afraid to be. Open up that journal and get poetic finally.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/another-year-is-fast-approaching-go-be-that-starving-artist-you-re/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/810/jason-mraz-975_another-year_another-year-is-fast-approaching-go-be-t_3176480.jpg) > [Anytime someone uses one of my songs for anything - a ceremony or a sacred moment - that, to me, is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/anytime-someone-uses-one-of-my-songs-for-anything-a-ceremony-or-a/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39e/jason-mraz-975_anything_anytime-someone-uses-one-of-my-songs-for_3226160.jpg) > [Growing up as a singer, and a cast member, and now as an adult, a songwriter, I get the luxury of choosing…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/799/jason-mraz-975_adult_growing-up-as-a-singer-and-a-cast-member_66141.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) > [One thing I'm most passionate about is that I'm geared up and ready for another cycle of touring, to go out in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/one-thing-i-m-most-passionate-about-is-that-i-m-geared-up-and-ready-2/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b8/jason-mraz-975_cycles_one-thing-i-m-most-passionate-about-is-t_3072799.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) > [Writing songs is no different than explaining to somebody what you dreamed last night: No one ever gives you crap for what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/writing-songs-is-no-different-than-explaining-to-somebody-what-you/) [Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41e/jason-mraz-975_bed_writing-songs-is-no-different-than-expla_2164935.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## 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/want/jason-mraz/#itemlist", "name": "23 Want Quotes By Jason Mraz", "numberOfItems": 23, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We want people to see us live before we continue on and call ourselves recording artists.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jason Mraz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/we-want-people-to-see-us-live-before-we-continue-on-and-call/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee2/jason-mraz-975_art_we-want-people-to-see-us-live-before-we_1728964.jpg", "contentUrl": 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