Jason mraz ilike free#

1, I wouldn’t have noticed by the way I was received during my last tour. To be honest, I have never been the kind of person to look at the charts or album sales. Regardless of its meaning, the track – just like the album – took some time to surface. I love to just grab a guitar and zone out. It’s about chasing happiness, which I do through music. It’s a song about generosity – giving your time to someone. Sometimes I regret putting that in because it suggests that a female inspired the lyrics. I actually say “tickle your rear” in concert. I guess the lyrics “Scooch on over closer, dear, and I will nibble your ear” suggest that. They just want to hear good music.ĭid you intend for “I’m Yours” to become a make-out song? The cool thing about coffee shops is that people don’t care who you are.

Jason mraz ilike free#

And actually the first Sunday I was free I went to a coffee shop and played. But I didn’t stop playing altogether – I was still writing music. I needed to take a step back and just enjoy regular life for a while. I wanted to go food shopping, do laundry and raise a cat. I also bought a home and wanted to settle into it. I mean, room service wasn’t providing food for the soul. Staying in hotels all the time just got old.

A-Z,” why did you wait three years for the next album?īurnout! I did so much touring for my first two records.

We Steal Things.”Īfter avoiding the sophomore jinx with “Mr. We caught up with Mraz after he wrapped a European promotional tour behind his third album, “We Sing. Ten months after its release, Mraz’s “I’m Yours” entered Billboard’s Top 10 singles chart, thanks largely to an army of young lovers who’ve added the song to their make-out sessions soundtrack. The San Diego singer-songwriter got his start in cafes and, even though he just landed Grammy nominations for Song of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal, he still drops into latte lounges when he’s working on new material. NEXT time you’re in a java joint, don’t be in such a rush to grab your mocha latte and run – Jason Mraz may be strumming his guitar a few feet away.