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I listened to the radio, so I was influenced by everyone from Michael Jackson to Milli Vanilli. But thankfully my dad had a collection of Cat Stevens albums while my mom was listening to jazz.

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Jason Mraz
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: June 23
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Jason Thomas Mraz
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