Jason Mraz Quotes - Page 10

When you're writing a song and there are five people invested in it, it's easy for one person to say, 'Oh, this song is about this and that', and everyone has to hear the idea and see if they can do better.

I like to sit in front of the computer, going through files of music, and recording the final vocals, guitars and what- nots. But the windows are always open and you can hear the crickets, birds, chickens, and even the sound of rain hitting the studio. The farm is a great place to hang out in, learn from and create music.

The foolish idea that my music can actually make a difference in someone's life - that right there is proof that it's working. It makes me feel great, it really does.

Being out in nature inspires me as a writer.

I would enjoy doing what cats do: singing, sleeping, and licking my nuts.

Yoga makes my day better as I am less likely to fall victim to my otherwise foolish & forgetful mind.

I still go through stages of wanting to try other trades. When I was young I thought I'd be a magician. And then a cartoonist. Or a professional roller-skater. But there wasn't much support for those on career day.

Spirituality is nothing more than the art of paying attention. When I give my whole heart and mind to a task such as singing - life's worry, suffering, or conflicts don't exist in that moment. Additionally, singing is about breath work, which is the most essential practice to living a conscious & healthy life.

My memory is not so good so my most memorable show is the last one I played. Songs are written with intention but they only emerge in the moment.

The soil is actually the greatest technology we have for adapting to climate change. And I feel it's our generation's duty to build it back up.

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

I aim to write songs in a way that you don't have to have gone to Ghana to relate to it, you really just have to have a heart.

Music is my way to shine back and express positive vibrations for a common healing. It's similar to farming, or surfing, or yoga. Before world peace, we have to have inner peace and music helps us get there.

I feel like I write the same album every time but each time I try to convey the message more simply.

My days could be described as an ever changing palette of blues, greens, browns, and golds. Mostly because of surfing and garden-gazing. On tour, the colors are desaturated by florescent lights and dull grey carpets.

I'm not always a positive person. I wake up grumpy, I read the newspaper and I get furious that the world is still at war.

I'm a lover, not a fighter. No battles for me.

Thanks to music I have found a deeper connection to an otherwise elusive God. Thru music I get to commune directly, and daily. On a side note to readers, any service or craft you give your heart to will give you the same effect. Don't be afraid to work less and play more! We are human. We didn't come here to hold down a dayjob. We came here to live and learn!

I love the sound of the wind in the trees and the song of the birds and the shuffle in the leaves of my many woodland friends.

Through my years as a writer, I've learnt how to simplify the message and pen songs that have a more specific quality - it's not just about my ego and trying to meet girls.

When I first started, my message was about joy, but I didn't really have the vocabulary and life experience to fully deliver it.

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

Being a human means waking up in this world, where we all have to work and slog to put food on the table.