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Sherman : Do you have a dream role that you would like to play in a Broadway musical ?
Mraz : I don ' t have a dream role . I think the dream role will be when someday I figure out the story that I ' m going to write a musical for .
Sherman : Does your creative energy only live in music , or does it express itself in other forms ?
Mraz : Over the past few years , I ’ ve been spending a lot of time farming and gardening . That can be an incredibly creative place . It takes a lot of patience and a lot of trial and error . When you plant seeds that sprout trees , it takes years before you really see what they can become , and you start to understand the importance of placement and landscaping to pull it together . My interest has been in the earth
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when I ' m not in the air , which is where I think music lives . I find that the two pair very well together . I love food , and that ties in with the farm and gardening , as well . I love the craft of coffee . I love baking and pulling things from my garden to use in the kitchen , so that ' s where my creative love has been over the last few years .
Sherman : Your new album ’ s opening track , “ Getting Started ,” is infused with optimistic energy . How do you envision your musical evolution moving forward ?
Mraz : A bluegrass inspirational album that my grandmother inspired is on the horizon . Every time I would make an album , my grandmother would say , “ Is it gospel ?” I would say , “ No , it ’ s not gospel .” Finally , I just decided to make a gospel album for my grandmother . It ’ s rooted in southeastern Appalachian bluegrass , and it ' s a mix of covers and originals . It was originally
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just for my grandmother , but in the six or seven years since she has passed away , I ’ ve been sitting on these songs . I think that she would want me to share these because it was her favorite music . That ’ s what I ' m going to be sharing next , probably in a year or two , once it ' s put together at the right window . I ’ ve realized there ' s a time and place for all music . n |
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