Jason Mraz 'We sing. We dance. We steal things'

This vibrant illustration of Jason Mraz has been clearly designed so we can gather an insight into his artistic mind. This cartoon image of him could symbolize his unfulfilled state of mind. It could suggest that he feels almost like a character within each story of his lyrics. This simplistic pen drawing of Jason Mraz appears to be a recurring theme for his albums and this cover image of him seems to be the most detailed , exquisite and artistic so far.
Within this vivacious image we can see that the colour and excitement is escaping from Jason's head. This could suggest that his music and lyrics are based on the crazy, every day thoughts of Jason mraz. There are many unusual and intriguing images within this mess of drawings, one of these being a destroyed television with a snake replacing the cables. This could be an open metaphor to suggest that television and media is injecting poisonous ideas and images into our minds.  Other intriguing visuals are strongly associated with music, such as an amplifier, an 80's style boom box and a early 20's style grammar phone. This could emphasize that music is of extreme importance to the artist and constantly surrounds his thoughts and feelings. These old style music instruments could also suggest that music has always been important to him, and he has been making music for a long time. Both show his extreme dedication to music.
Jason Mraz has always been one to express his strongly held opinions on subjects such as war and the environment. These viewpoints are subtly suggested on his album cover, where there is a visual of a cartoon man pointing in the direction on a tank on where he wants to go.  This could make listeners suspect Jason's lack of faith and trust in the army. It could also suggest that Jason is quite and wise and thoughtful man, whose head is filled up by thoughts of worldly issues.
The title of the album 'beautiful mess' can also be a phrase used to sum up Jason Mraz's erratic thoughts. There is no organisation of the images coming out of his head, they are unexpected and random. This could suggest and reflect his thought process and his lyrics by portraying them as erratic but thoughtful.
The use of pastel colours is of extreme importance on this cover. The colours are bright and associated with summer, using rainbow colour tones. This could be strongly connected to the idea that acoustic music can be seen as 'summery', so there wouldn't be an dark and gloomy colours featured on the cover.