My dad is still the only Mraz in the Mechanicsville phone book, so he's getting calls from girls to see if I'm home!

I do feel most at home playing live, but the feeling of getting into the studio to see the new songs take shape was really incredible.

I've been compared to people since the beginning. When you're starting out, you need a comparison so people will understand you right away.

I'm not always a positive person. I wake up grumpy, I read the newspaper and I get furious that the world is still at war.

I struggle sometimes superficially with my management or with my own career about how much time I spend traveling or giving myself away to promote my music or myself when I'd rather be gardening or surfing or being at home with my loved ones. And everyone struggles with that; everyone struggles with having to go to work. And I struggle with how humankind ended up this way.

Humans will always endure suffering - even accepting the fact that we're going to die will cause us suffering, and from that stems a little pessimism and negativity that all of us are susceptible to.

I love getting a smile out of my girlfriend - that makes me feel like I'm seen, or heard.