Quotes By Jason Mraz

I'm actually no longer a strict vegan. I don't hang out in the cheese section - I don't even eat cheese. I don't drink milk. But every once in a while I'll have an egg. I'm going to eat eggs that come out of my next-door neighbor's farm, that's just the way it is.

I came from Mechanicsville, Virginia, where you have four seasons.

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

Getting on stage is a bonus, that's my therapy, that's when I can tell stories and it all makes sense.

A lot of those ideal towns are all starting to look the same, the specifics are starting to disappear. So we need to retain a love for life, a love for one's family, a love for where one's really from.

When I was in high school, The Dave Matthews Band was a local band, and that was the first time I was starting to connect with a live band that was something that wasn't on the radio or TV.

I basically had the idea when I was 18 that I wanted to write my own songs. I knew it was going to be a long, tough road, and I was like, if I just begin now, by the time I'm 40, I'll be good at it.

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

In the words of Michael Jackson: I'm a lover, not a fighter.

As an American citizen, one has to vote.

New York City has the most beautiful women.

I'm trying to be more of a gentleman.

What I'd love to do is work with kids in the U.S. to raise their awareness and encourage them to be global citizens. We're all connected these days; we can listen to the same music as kids all around the world and share our ideas.

Well, for me, what I've learned at the very end of this, love is sharing, and I think that really is, for me, the best place to go to experience love, is sharing.

If I'm in a relationship, that girl gets showered with letters from the road. I pour my heart into it.

I always think of the live show first, where the song is gonna go in the show. That's why they aren't sad songs. When I play, I want to make people happy, not sad. It's such a pleasure for me to do what I do, and I want other people to feel some form of that pleasure, too.

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

I'm not a virtuoso on an instrument. You know, I'm not always singing in pitch. I laugh sometimes my way through the shows, but I'm an honest songwriter who's always tried to bring the audience with me on my journey in hopes that they see their own lives reflected in the work.

My goal is to show everyone that they, too, can do what they love to do.

I do feel most at home playing live, but the feeling of getting into the studio to see the new songs take shape was really incredible.

But my strength was in singing and songwriting, which was a new discovery for me when I was 18. And I decided if I pursued songwriting, which is what was closest to my heart, then there would be no competition. I would just live my life being myself and living my dream.

Well, I've been happily supporting myself for ten years now on the hustle and trade of live entertainment. I guess my breakthrough moment was when I decided to go for it once and for all.

Careers can disappear just as quickly as they're made, so I'm in no hurry.

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 romantic relationships, friendships, encounters... there's always a lesson to be learned from them.