"I buy records from all across the board. I get kind of a hybrid of influences in my own music." ― Jason Mraz Topic(s): Music More From Jason Mraz "I’m totally into new age and self-help books. I used to work in a bookstore and that’s the section they gave me, and I got way into it. I just loved the power of positive thinking, letting yourself go." "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." "Everything in life influences my music. I’ve always used songwriting as a means to share what I think is profound." More In Music "I don’t like painting flowers in my music. I like painting guts and pain."― Jonathan Davis "Certainly tolerance and acceptance were at the forefront of my music."― Bruce Springsteen "Maybe someday you can accuse somebody of being a poseur by selling out and playing blues music, but that’s just not going to happen in my lifetime."― John Mayer