Talk:Jason Mraz

message: Shouldn't folk be on that list of genres? Some of his songs are pretty folksy. He plays up an Americana kind of thing at his concerts. Maybe those aren't the right words, but I think some genres are missing. Sunshine Kim (talk) 16:20, 25 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Genres

message: My point about John Mayer not returning his phone calls... It was entirely valid, relevant as a personal insight, cited, and more importantly, claimed by mraz himself. Feel free to respond if you have beefs. ~ Antikryptonite (talk) 04:40, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Here's the link for The XM Radio sessions cd. http://www.amazon.com/Hear-Music-Radio-Sessions-Vol/dp/B000ANE9M2  Danielle702 (talk) 22:14, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Some people call me the space cowboy

message: The whole business about Mraz being from Mars has no place in here. It can be pointed out that he likes to make this claim, but the FACT is he is from Mechanicsville, VA. Wikipedia is supposed to list facts, right? I've updated the information.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.223.226.6 (talk) 15:33, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Point of Origin???

message: A post indicates "His cousin Brandon McCourt, considered a star in Europe and Asia helped write the song."  Google shows nothing about a Brandon McCourt who is an artist let alone a "Star" .... let alone his cousin.  It might be true, but some part of that is innacurrate.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.194.217.62 (talk) 02:18, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: His Cousin?

message: Mraz does indeed mean 'frost', but when I saw JM in concert this weekend (superb gig - supporting James Blunt) he claimed that Mraz means 'blunt'! Adambisset 04:26, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: He was probably just making a joke. —bbatsell ¿? 04:29, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Ahhh.... Adambisset
In fact "Mraz" means "scoundrel" in Russian. "Frost" is "moroz". If you dont believe me, check it by yourselves. Martinso 14:38, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

text: This may be true, but the reference is to Slavic, not Russian. The Slavic version is probably derived from Russian, but with variations. It's along the lines of "vater" (German) and "pater" (Latin) Joliefille 08:31, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Meaning of his name

message: The Beauty in Ugly contains very little sourced content and the article fails WP:MUSIC#SONGS. - Mdsummermsw (talk) 15:21, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Merger proposal

message: It says on the wikipedia page that he was born on the 23 June, but there is a youtube video when he says his birthday is on the day of the gig he was playing, though the gig is dated the 23 March. Does anyone know which is right?
this is the link to said video: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4P0XMkDEjak  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.86.66.35 (talk) 15:33, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: And the photo caption says June 21.... 69.228.41.129 (talk) 09:00, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birthday? 

message: Jason Mraz did not start his career in 2005.  His first album came out in 2002.
:Thank you for this. I have made a change reflecting this. NuclearWarfare (Talk) 22:06, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Date of career

message: Started his first on stage singing performance at a Rural Point Elementary School Talent show. Colbie Caillat - Coco.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.170.246.10 (talk) 04:02, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Music career 

message: Is everybody aware that Jason Mraz has advocated to his fans that they introduce inaccurate information in on-line content including Wikipedia? Above line about him being a Ventriloquist seems to be part of this.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.168.223.77 (talk) 11:51, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Where is the cite?  More misinformation I guess.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.168.223.77 (talk) 10:15, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deliberate Inclusion of Inaccuracies 

message: French Fan Club Website : Jason Mraz Fan Club at http://www.jason-mraz-fan-club.fr/
 No fansites, please read WP:ELNO. BOVINEBOY2008 :) 12:53, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jason Mraz :: add external link 

message: The phrase "first major-label debut album" (under Music Career, Waiting For My Rocket to Come) is redundant. 68.122.68.180 (talk) 22:27, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Linguistic nitpick

message: In the "Personal Life" section it is stated that "Mraz is a vegan", given that Vegan is on the Wikipedia, shouldn't we point to it from here. This implies substituting "Mraz is a vegan" with "Mraz is a vegan"
: Done You're right, thanks! --JokerXtreme (talk) 07:51, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Vegan is on Wikipedia

message: I have a question in regards to posting external links. I recently added a link to available Jason Mraz sheet music, which was removed due to advertising. Advertising was not my intention. I only posted it for readers, like myself, interested in seeing and knowing if this musical artist's music is in print. I would like your input on the matter. Thank you.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Musician812 (talk • contribs) 15:04, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The link is covered under WP:ELNO #5: "Links to web pages that primarily exist to sell products or services." The target page exists to sell sheet music for songs/albums by Mraz, so it should not be linked from the article. —C.Fred (talk) 15:53, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  External Link Question 

message: Heard about it on #kdoran on Twitter. Can anyone confirm?
The Ronin (talk) 05:20, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The talk page isn't a place for you to request others to do your work.  Do your own confirmations and update if it's true.  It isn't true, but that's not my job to do for you.  Thanks! Vertium (talk) 04:11, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: On the contrary, the talk page is entirely the right place for him to bring such reports, if he feels they may be on the up and up, regardless of whether he intends to research the matter further himself. Snow (talk) 21:09, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jason Mraz Dead? 

message: Hi guys. I was confused when I randomly googled "Jason Mraz", an artist that I have loved for years and I actually know a little about, and saw that he supposedly has been married to a make-up artist named Sheridan Edley in 2001 and that he has a brother (sister?) named Candance Mraz. Is this true? There are various sources caliming this (http://i.imgur.com/3TJzday.png, http://i.imgur.com/ND2HjfK.png, http://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/jason-mraz.html). If it's true, shouldn't it be mentioned in the article? 2003:46:EB2C:63AD:59B6:6CD8:1478:CDCC (talk) 13:57, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sheridan Edley / Marriage? 

message: The genre of Mraz has always been hard to pin down. His biggest hit "I'm Yours" was just about genre-less, or you could say it spanned many genres, since it was popular in a variety of radio formats and charted in different sales charts.
The genres listed in this biography infobox should not be more than four entries, and they should tend toward the general. More than that, the genres should be verifiable, which means they should be supported by references which discuss the genres of Mraz. The infobox genres for Mraz should not be drawn from his songs or albums—they should have been used in published sources to describe Mraz himself. Also, the genres in the infobox should be real genres with Wikipedia articles written about them, which means "coffeehouse" is not supported. 
Keeping all that in mind, Mraz has been called:
*Singer-songwriter by National Geographic.
*Singer-songwriter by Billboard.
*Singer-songwriter by Music OMH
*Folk rock by Pop Entertainment
*Singer-songwriter by OC Register
*Singer-songwriter by Fuse.tv
*Singer-songwriter by Cleveland.com
*Singer-songwriter by Time magazine
*Singer-songwriter by USA Today
*Folk/pop singer-songwriter by AllMusic: "...laid-back, melodic pop with stylistic nods toward folk, jam band music, hip-hop, and soft rock."
Regarding the "folk rock label, several sources apply this label only to his backing band Raining Jane, as distinct from Mraz, so these sources tend to cancel out the Pop Entertainment source. 
Based on the above list I think the infobox should only say "singer-songwriter", an American folk/rock/pop genre. Binksternet (talk) 20:17, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Genres 

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thread_title: Assessment comment

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: While I appreciate that his identifying as Two Spirit is sourced, can we either comment on the fact that what he describes as "Two Spirit" is neither an accurate representation of traditional Two Spirit identity or remove the entry all together? Does this not fall under original research?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.209.209.138 (talk) 22:13, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Two Spirit label 

message: The pronunciation of Mraz's name, by himself, the Americans, or Czechs, is completely uncited. Surely we can find some sources! Dingolover6969 (talk) 19:20, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I found a source for this and added it to the article. Adrio (talk) 19:51, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronunciation of name is currently uncited. 

message: He was a pickle boy at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival for at least one season.  Just a bit of trivia. 69.163.19.132 (talk) 17:30, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pickle Boy