A picture can say 1000 words but it can also inspire you to write 1000 more. — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
To create an album of 12 songs, I've got to write about 80 songs. Half of those are totally weird and rubbish. — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
I would love to blog daily but I have not been making time for it because my internet is very slow. Everyone… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
Paul McCartney and John Lennon would often write a song a day, so I have the same workmanlike philosophy. — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
By the end of the writing process, which is about 80 songs per album, I look at the material and think, what's… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
When I sit down to write a song, I really want the message of healing to thrive and transcend all ages. — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
I feel like I write the same album every time but each time I try to convey the message more simply. — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
Through my years as a writer, I've learnt how to simplify the message and pen songs that have a more specific quality… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
The easiest songs to write are pure fiction. There is no limit to how you can tell the story. I find it… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
I could experience vulnerability if I just constantly gave myself away without ever taking time out once a day or a couple… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
I write a lot of material you've never heard that live inside my sadness. You'll hear a song that lasts six to… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
I basically had the idea when I was 18 that I wanted to write my own songs. I knew it was going… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
I think our storytellers - our songwriters should be great storytellers, and they should be mountain climbers and explorers, because music is… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
I love writing songs with people, which is about really taking risks, throwing yourself over the falls and really seeing what you're… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
I guess my music career is my personal life. You know, I've always been a writer who wants to write about my… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
I try not to write songs. I would rather emote them, and I found myself going back to my room every night… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
Well, it kind of hurts when the kind of words you write And kind of turn themselves into knives And don't mind… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
Sometimes touring can warp reality because you're never in one place long enough to get a feel for it. You don't interact… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
I'm a self-taught musician so how I read music is kind of very weak and I kind of read my own version… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
Genre-spanning is the effort to make the live show interesting. It's also a great way to challenge yourself as a writer. — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
I write my miserable songs. I write songs about disgust and self-pity. We’re all going to have bummer moments. That’s not the… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
When you're writing a song and there are five people invested in it, it's easy for one person to say, 'Oh, this… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
I always write to understand my place in the world. I can see myself and my life unfold on the page, and… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
It's easier to write from my own life, and it's also more fun. I always write about relationships, for instance, whether they're… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
I aim to write songs in a way that you don't have to have gone to Ghana to relate to it, you… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
My touring isn't about collecting souvenirs and always being on the go. My souvenirs are writing in my journal and creating new… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
Writing songs is no different than explaining to somebody what you dreamed last night: No one ever gives you crap for what… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
When I first started, my message was about joy, but I didn't really have the vocabulary and life experience to fully deliver it. — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
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… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
I was raised playing music in coffeehouses and I feel that was the foundation for my career. I think it is important that we… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
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… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
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… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
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… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
I get my most creative energy after a show, so I love to go back to the hotel and compose new material. I generally… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
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'… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
Growing up as a singer, and a cast member, and now as an adult, a songwriter, I get the luxury of choosing the kinds… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
