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When you're writing a song and there are five people invested in it, it's easy for one person to say, 'Oh, this song is about this and that', and everyone has to hear the idea and see if they can do better.
Jason Mraz
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Jason Mraz
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: June 23
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Singer-Songwriter
Richmond
Virginia
Jason Thomas Mraz
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