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Even the most incredible of journeys starts with a single
step. For Jason Mraz, his life-altering journey began
with a single word: no. No touring, no recording, no
work for a year: "I said, I want to go to the grocery
store again. I want to do my own laundry. I want to tend
to a garden. I want to raise a cat."
Mraz came to the decision after a remarkable four years
where he had seen his major label debut, "Waiting
for My Rocket to Come" explode off the success of
such hits as "Remedy (I Won't Worry)," "You & I
Both" and "Curbside Prophet." Shortly
thereafter, he returned with his Grammy-nominated, critically
acclaimed "Mr. A-Z," which continued his chart
success with "Wordplay." Throughout, his reputation
as a tremendous live act soared.
But when he took a well-earned break, something unexpected
happened: he rediscovered himself. After a few months, "I
suddenly woke up and real songs started coming out of
me," Mraz recalls. "Songs that I didn't plan
on writing. But that just became a reflection of how
I feel and the mood that I was in and these awakenings
that I was having," he says.
The result is "We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things." his
most self-assured effort to date. In true Mraz style,
the 12 tunes are wrapped in clever, observant lyrics
and strong, engaging pop melodies, but this time they
are inspired "by these moments of self realization,
self empowerment and self improvement. I was happy to
be able to write an album at the same time I was coming
back to earth."
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