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Mraz signed to Elektra Records in early and returned to Virginia to write and record his debut album. The resulting effort, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, was released that November, blending Mraz's early influences with elements of country, roots rock, and coffee house folk.
The album tided his fans over until July , when the songwriter returned with the sophomore studio effort Mr. Mraz's popularity reached a new high in with the release of We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things, which peaked at number three and spawned his first chart-topping single, "I'm Yours. Nonetheless, Mraz 's training as a vocalist would later show itself on his debut album, which was marked by the pure clarity of his tenor range.
Mraz began playing shows and soon landed a weekly residency at the local hot spot Java Joe's, which had previously played host to Jewel during the early stages of her career. He also formed a duo with drummer Noel "Toca" Rivera , who accompanied Mraz 's acoustic material by playing the djembe.
Together, the musicians honed a live show that featured as much comedic banter as actual music. Over the next two years, Mraz 's following expanded outside of the San Diego limits and began to encompass Los Angeles, garnering the attention of record labels.
The resulting effort, Waiting for My Rocket to Come , was released that same November, blending Mraz 's early influences with elements of country, roots rock, and coffeehouse folk. The buoyant first single, "Remedy I Won't Worry ," which Mraz had co-written with pop hitmakers the Matrix , proved to be a big hit, and Mraz headed out on the road to support it. One of those shows, an October date at the Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee, was later documented on Mraz 's summer live release, Tonight, Not Again.
The album tided his fans over until July , when the songwriter returned with the sophomore studio effort Mr. Well, those songs have been sung a million times. How can you tell it differently? That's where words become the most valuable part of the process. Not necessarily. Songs usually begin with a cliche, but then you have to come up with a new way to say it. Sometimes it's fun to simply reverse a cliche. Take, "I can see stars in your eyes," which you've heard a million times.
But if you say, "I can see your eyes in the stars," it suddenly takes on a totally different meaning. Then you might go deeper and ask, "What else about that sky reminds you of someone?
In the process, you rewire your mind and nurture your soul. It's a brilliant exercise. Is it true you participate in an ongoing lyric-writing game with a couple of fellow songwriters? The idea is, you get a word or a phrase, and a challenge to turn it into a song by a certain time.
Right now, our phrase is "like peaches. The game is just a way to say, "Forget about why you're writing it--just write it! Have fun with it! I have to be--I live on the road! I write anywhere I can.
I've written a lot of songs about travel and movement. Luckily I was able to write most of We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things at home, so the album was more about community and gratitude than about room service and airplanes. But I'm definitely writing my next album here on the road. I just can't help it. It's a really interesting gadget.
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