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That way, when you do have a genius idea, you know how to sit down and write a song. That’s my other trick, to have a steady songwriting practice. And so I have to turn that prompt, that word or phrase, into a song. I have a friend who gives me a prompt once a week. Is there already half of a song there? Are there three-quarters of the song? Is there one line that’s solid and then build off the good stuff from that improvisation? And then I record that and see what’s there. See what happens when you just sing the song before you’ve even written it. You haven’t had time to second guess it, or even edit it. You go with your first instinct on the instrument and whatever comes out of your mouth. So “The Boy’s Gone” was coming to terms with just being worried about knowing that I won’t be here forever and being okay with not knowing where we go when we die. I wanted to know why we’re here, where we’re going, where we go after this. They’re like, “We just put an album out.” I kind of busted myself, being a shitty fan to their faces. What have you been up to?” And I said it in a way as if they haven’t done anything for 25 years. We were both playing at a charity event, and I went, “Oh my gosh! Counting Crows! I’m such a big fan. Then I went through a long period of time without listening and then I ran into them at a gig. I just loved the lyricism of August and Everything After. In high school, probably my favorite band, like the first two albums of theirs. You know what, though, I had the same experience with Counting Crows a couple of years ago. They’re like, “What? You have other songs? No.” It would be perfect for in here.” And they just looked at me like I was speaking another language. I was flattered, you know? And I said, “Well, I have a new song out right now and it’s reggae. When I walked in, checked my ID and goes, “Oh, are you the singer?” I said, “Yeah!” Soon “I’m Yours” was playing over the speakers. I was in a weed shop right around the time Look for the Good album came. The thing about “I’m Yours” is, for many people, it’s my only song. I wouldn’t call it weird or bizarre, but it is surreal because you grow up watching that program and you believe in it and then you get to be a part of it.

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And then you go onto a live set and you lip-sync basically to make a music video with a room full of adults playing puppets. That was surreal, and it was called “Outdoors.” It starts out by going early to the studio and you’re in a vocal booth singing a version of “I’m Yours” with Elmo and the actor who plays Elmo. We did a cover-slash-parody-slash-sound-alike on Sesame Street. Mraz talked to Vulture about his nearly 20-year career, highlighting the new album’s most classic reggae moments (Sister Carol!), an awkward encounter with Counting Crows, and more about redirecting Look for the Good’s profits toward Black Lives Matter. Now it’s up to the listener to hear for themselves and decide if they like it or not.” He adds, “It’s just out in the world.” And given what the singer-songwriter has seen of the world since his 2002 breakthrough “The Remedy (I Won’t Worry),” the response to what he does is often a total crapshoot. Your schedule shifts, and you’re not talking about it. “There’s this uneventful feeling that occurs,” Mraz says over the phone, “because you’ve spent a year writing recording, mixing, setting it up, promoting it. It’s a meaningful use of the album’s sales, even as Mraz admits that he now feels a void forming, a need to do and say more. Look for the Good’s streams, sales, mechanical royalties, and other profits are being redirected to Black Lives Matter and other organizations specifically advancing equality for Black lives. And even if Look for the Good isn’t your cup of herbs - like most Jason Mraz songs, it’s the musical equivalent of playing ultimate Frisbee, which is sometimes exactly what you want - the longtime activist has great reason for you to listen. Jason Mraz, the Grammy-winning musician, former Waitress star, and one-time Mellow Show guest with Ozzy Osbourne, released a new reggae album earlier this summer.

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