Careers can disappear just as quickly as they're made, so I'm in no hurry. Jason Mraz More Quotes by Jason Mraz More Quotes From Jason Mraz When I play with the full band, you get to be larger than life, you feel larger than life, and that particular moment in the song where there's passion, you've got nine guys behind you, all driving that sound and that feeling with you. That's like surfing a huge wave, because once you start you really can't stop it, you got it going down a huge mountain. Jason Mraz passion play song The power of the masses can influence any government in the world. The power of the masses can elect an official, start a revolution, and drive history. Nelson Mandela did it alone from his prison cell. Ghandi did it lying down. Egypt did it singing songs. Jason Mraz singing song lying You come out of a store and they give you seventy-five cents change or something, rather than drop it I would always place it in the community. Sometimes I'd flip it into the hat of a busker or give it to a homeless person. But what I most enjoyed was putting it on a windowsill or on a bench seat or somewhere where I knew that the community would get it. Jason Mraz benches community giving In a song you can shine a light on a topic and with your voice at a concert you can shine a light on an actual issue or a person, you can acknowledge whatever you like with music and people will listen. Jason Mraz voice light song I look around my life and it's hard to believe that music has given me all that I have. Jason Mraz given believe looks Anything that we're connecting with that's happening right now, there's an obvious vulnerability - because we're just fragile human beings in the middle of a just-now expression. Jason Mraz obvious middle expression I think more obvious to others, is that I'm most vulnerable on stage. Even though I know which songs I'm going to play, I try and keep it loose and base my stage time more on what the audience is requesting of me. Jason Mraz play song thinking I'll experience vulnerability when I just don't have any more to give. Jason Mraz vulnerability giving I could experience vulnerability if I just constantly gave myself away without ever taking time out once a day or a couple times a day or whatever it is I need to restore, whether it's more sleep, or whether it's going to see a movie or writing something new. Jason Mraz couple sleep writing Some people they simply just want to hear you. And others actually have things they want to share and talk with you about. So it's important for me to be as strong as I can when I leave home so I can hold space for all of it. Jason Mraz space strong home One thing I'm most passionate about is that I'm geared up and ready for another cycle of touring, to go out in the world and be whoever I need to be for someone. Jason Mraz passionate world needs I ride a bicycle everywhere I go, the physical strength is obvious, but my mental strength and my capacity to love myself and to love others has definitely expanded. And that's the one thing I need the most in taking on a life of touring and a life of basically being with hundreds of people every day and not exhaust one's energy. Jason Mraz capacity-to-love energy people For the first thirty years of my life I exercised very little, and I smoked cigarettes for ten or twelve years, and I ate junk food. And I began to see some elders in my community's health decline, and I didn't want that to happen to me. Jason Mraz junk community years It's through my health that I'm able to maintain that every single day and keep light in people until I'm actually of service to others. Jason Mraz able light people One thing I'm most passionate about is that I'm geared up and ready for another cycle of touring, to go out in the world and be whoever I need to be for someone. For a lot of people they just want to see you or want to take a photograph of that moment. Some people they simply just want to hear you. And others actually have things they want to share and talk with you about. Jason Mraz passionate people needs We have the ability to manifest our thoughts: to actually say something and express what our feelings are. That, then, transforms the world and puts something into action. Jason Mraz action feelings world Creating the record is like digging up the earth, planting your seeds and waiting to see what happens. Jason Mraz digging creating waiting Performing live is like harvesting your crops and sharing your food with people. Jason Mraz crops performing people I get tired of the same albums, the same look and singing the same songs. When I get bored I paint, I plant trees and just do something different. I get far away from singing. Jason Mraz tired bored song I was curious as to why a million Americans weren't lining the beaches in boats and with buckets to preserve the life sustaining resource that is the Gulf of Mexico. Personally, as a surfer, I was most sorry for my fellow watermen. Seeing beaches closed due to contamination just broke my heart. If that ever happened in San Diego I'm afraid I might be forced to move. Jason Mraz sorry beach moving
