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  • 6/18/2025
Jonah Marais joins us for an exciting Audacy Live!
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00:00What's up? I'm Jonah Marais, and these are my friends, and this first song is slow motion,
00:08and this has been playing on the radio a little bit, so this is fun. Let's do it.
00:12Can't believe my eyes running around the sun, everyone I know runs, everyone I know runs.
00:32At the speed of light, can't we just have some fun? Everyone's slow motion, everyone's slow motion.
00:41I find you aroused and I think your beauty is boundless. I want to shout it, I want to tell you about it.
00:46It's getting crowded, I think I want to get out of here. You said, come follow.
00:52Intoxicated, you know I'm feeling related, and I can see your whole body, your hands all over my body.
00:56I knew that I wanted you, and you said that you wanted me, baby, come follow.
01:01Can't believe my eyes running around the sun, everyone I know runs, everyone I know runs.
01:10At the speed of light, can't we just have some fun? Everyone's slow motion, everyone's slow motion.
01:21Fingertips on skin, lips are like candy, huh? I shine like platinum, watch as we fall in love.
01:30Tell me fantasies and I'm playing my position. Discover each other, we keep on pulling the ribbon.
01:34Unwrapping your body just like a gift I've been given, come follow.
01:39Got me good when you move like this, and everything feels right.
01:44You cut my lips with the weight you kiss, lucky that's my type.
01:49Take me down where the jungle is, and make me earn my stripes.
01:54Whisper it and I'll read your lips, take me there tonight.
01:57Can't believe my eyes running around the sun, everyone I know runs, everyone I know runs.
02:08At the speed of light, can't we just have some fun?
02:13Everyone's slow motion, everyone's slow motion.
02:17That's the way I'm running around the sun, everyone I know runs.
02:47I want to spend my nights, is right here next to you.
02:51I see the sunlight in your eyes when I wake up in your room.
02:56Everyone is in slow motion, and we can take our time.
03:01I need more of your love potions, see you again tonight.
03:05Can't believe my eyes running around the sun, everyone I know runs, everyone I know runs.
03:15At the speed of light, can't we just have some fun?
03:20Everyone's slow motion, everyone's slow motion.
03:26This next one is a bit of a throwback, and I remember the day that we wrote this.
03:32Me and my bandmate at the time, Daniel, got to the studio early for a session,
03:37and this was a fun one.
03:41Me and my bandmate at the time, Daniel, got to the studio early for a session.
03:43I can't even hide it.
03:58I haven't stopped thinking about your lips.
04:03You've been there through it all.
04:27You answered all my calls.
04:36I can't believe I'll let you go.
04:43Tears and slamming doors falling down on the floor begging, begging please.
04:52You don't want me no more, never heard like this before.
05:00Begging, begging please.
05:04Now every day it rains, I'm the one to blame, baby.
05:13Baby, I walked away when you came to stay.
05:23Now everything's great.
05:25I'm so, so sorry.
05:27I know that's not enough, but it's true, yeah.
05:37It's true.
05:39I can't believe that I thought I could ever live without you, yeah.
05:47Out of you, yeah.
05:49Out of you.
05:59You've been there through it all.
06:02You answered all my calls.
06:04Ooh.
06:05Ooh.
06:06Ooh.
06:07Ooh.
06:08Ooh.
06:09Ooh.
06:10I can't believe I let you go.
06:15Tears and slamming doors falling down on the floor, begging, begging please.
06:24Begging please
06:27You don't want me no more
06:32Never heard like this before
06:35Begging, begging please
06:39Now every day it rains
06:44And I'm the one to blame, baby
06:48I walked away
06:51When you came to stay
06:54Now everything's great
07:01Thanks, guys.
07:24That's fun.
07:25We never really got to perform that live for an audience.
07:29So it's fun to do that with y'all.
07:31This next one is called Better Place.
07:33These are basically words that I wish someone said to me when I was going through it.
07:37Last night you said something I can't forget now
07:54About the way that you see yourself
07:59In a broke down world no one knows how to fix now
08:06You're so lost you ain't got no rules
08:11I know you got a story
08:14I know you're in pain
08:17If I could, I would, I'd make this world a better place
08:24And baby, I'm sorry
08:26And baby, I'm sorry
08:26That it's this way
08:29If I could, I would, I'd make this world a better place
08:35A better place
08:38It's a dangerous time to be different I know it
08:58And it's a lonely time to be young
09:03So if you feel like you're alone
09:09And that it's only you
09:11Just know you're not the only one
09:15Oh, I know you got a story
09:18I know you're in pain
09:21If I could, I would, I'd make this world a better place
09:27And baby, I'm sorry
09:29That it's this way
09:33If I could, I would, I'd make this world a better place
09:39A better place
09:42Oh, a better place
09:45Ooh
09:47Ooh
09:52Ooh
09:54I want you to know you don't gotta be
10:01You don't gotta be lonely
10:03I want you to know it's okay to be
10:07Who you are right now
10:09Don't you run away
10:12Even when you feel
10:13Even when you feel broken
10:15I can share the weight
10:18If you promise me
10:19That you'll just reach out
10:21Reach out to me
10:23Reach out to me
10:26Reach out to me
10:27Love's underneath
10:28Love's underneath
10:31I know you got a story
10:33I know you're in pain
10:36Yeah, you're bigger than your story
10:39Help you carry your pain
10:42I know you got a story
10:45I know you're in pain
10:47I know you're in pain
10:48And if I could, I would, I'd make this world a better place
10:55A better place
10:58Oh, a better place
11:01Thank you so much
11:07I hope you have a great rest of your day
11:09And shout out Odyssey for having me
11:11And us
11:12We're at the Odyssey Soundspace
11:15At the Hard Rock Hotel, New York
11:16This is your check-in
11:17With Jonah Murray
11:18I am so happy you're here, brother
11:21We were talking about this
11:22A little off camera
11:23But slow motion is just fire
11:26I love that song
11:27I love that it's taken off for you
11:29Thank you
11:30I mean, tell me about the recording process for it
11:32Oh, man
11:34That was such a fun one to make
11:35It was sort of
11:36We were working on a different song, actually
11:38And Ryan, my producer
11:41Walked out of the room
11:42And came back humming this melody
11:44Yeah, yeah, yeah
11:48And I was just like, that's so sick
11:49And so he sat down
11:50Pulled up this synth patch
11:52And just started playing it
11:53And that was like the moment where
11:54It was
11:56The sound of it was like
11:57Almost kind of just like a party
11:59Like it was like
12:00I could hear it coming on
12:02In a house party
12:03Or a club or something
12:05And I didn't have a song like that
12:06Like that could be like the show end
12:08They're like, cool
12:08So we just chased that vibe
12:10And then I think like
12:11From a writing standpoint
12:12It was like
12:13I've been on the road
12:15Since I was like
12:1516, 17
12:17Yeah, yeah
12:18You know, a lot of my life
12:19And
12:19I can count on my hand
12:22The amount of times
12:23That like a girls came along
12:24And just stopped everything
12:26And like slowed down time
12:27And everything
12:27Yeah, yeah, yeah
12:28So I had this concept
12:28And so we
12:30We worked off that
12:31And it was really fun
12:32And you gotta do
12:32He's not doing the full flex
12:34Because it's
12:35Grammy award winner
12:36Ryan Lewis
12:38He just said
12:38Ryan so casually
12:40Yes, Ryan Lewis
12:40Which is such a cool link
12:43I feel like the song
12:44Would fit a rapper
12:46In there perfectly
12:47If you could grab a verse
12:49From any rapper
12:50In the industry right now
12:52Who would you like?
12:53What would be a dream verse
12:54On there?
12:55Oh man
12:55I would
12:56I'd probably have to go
12:57With Kendrick
12:58I mean
12:59Yeah
13:00I mean
13:00That'd be so sick
13:01He could eat anything up
13:02For sure
13:03Yeah
13:03So coming from the group
13:06You were doing a lot
13:08Of collaborative writing
13:09Obviously
13:10Do you prefer
13:11Doing solo writing
13:13Or in a group
13:14When do you get
13:15The best material
13:16You feel like?
13:18I think I prefer
13:20The solo writing process
13:22Right now
13:23Because I was just
13:23Very insecure
13:24Okay
13:25And I would question
13:26Myself a lot
13:27And I just wasn't
13:29I didn't feel like
13:30A strong writer
13:30To myself
13:31When I was doing it
13:32In the band
13:32And I
13:33I did actually
13:35Contribute quite a bit
13:36And stuff
13:36But just like
13:37The feeling of it
13:38Was like
13:38Am I good enough
13:39For this?
13:39Yeah
13:39And then I think
13:41Ryan actually
13:42Has been such
13:43An amazing mentor
13:44And opened up
13:44His studio
13:45And like
13:46You know
13:47Created a safe space
13:48For all the bad ideas
13:50And then like
13:51You know
13:51Maybe the eighth
13:52Or ninth idea
13:53Is really great
13:54Yeah man
13:55You know
13:55So it's like
13:56That's how you get
13:56To the good stuff
13:57It's like
13:57Just creating that space
13:58Is so important
13:59For creativity
14:00And we've
14:01Found a good groove
14:03So it's been fun
14:04You said in a few
14:05Interviews
14:06That you were
14:06Heavily inspired
14:08By the
14:08Timothee Chalamet
14:09You know
14:10Bob Dylan movie
14:11Yeah
14:11Does that happen
14:13Frequently
14:13Where you'll get
14:14Inspired to write
14:15By a movie
14:16Or a TV show
14:17Or was it just
14:17Because it was
14:18Bob Dylan
14:18It does happen
14:21From time to time
14:23I think anything
14:23That like
14:24Gives me
14:25Inspiration
14:26Once
14:27Make me
14:27Run
14:27To the studio
14:28Like I
14:29I want to
14:29I want to lean into it
14:31So I went and saw the movie
14:31Like four times
14:32I was like
14:32Oh wow
14:33Yeah
14:33In theaters
14:34Like I was just like
14:35Soaking it up
14:36I thought Timothy
14:36Did such a great job
14:37Yeah yeah
14:38But that actually happened
14:39With the Queen movie
14:42As well
14:43Oh cool
14:43Like I was out on tour
14:45With the band
14:46At the time
14:46And I
14:47Whenever we had an off day
14:48On that tour
14:49I would just go see it
14:50Because it was like
14:50Epic
14:51They were in a band
14:52Like you know
14:53They were kind of
14:53Sticking it to the label
14:54Yeah yeah
14:55Totally
14:56I was like
14:56This is sick
14:57So yeah
14:58Once in a while
14:59That happens
14:59But especially Bob Dylan
15:01He has Minnesota roots
15:02As well
15:02Yeah yeah
15:03And I never like
15:04Dove into the Bob Dylan world
15:06And just like
15:07Watching the movie
15:08Has made me dive into like
15:10Bob Dylan
15:11Joan Baez
15:12Like that whole era of music
15:13Is so cool
15:14So
15:15I mean he's got
15:15It's almost intimidating
15:17Because he has so many albums
15:18So you're like
15:19If I'm going to jump into this
15:20Where do I even start
15:21Yes yes
15:21But it's
15:22He's so good
15:23And so authentic
15:24No one's like him
15:25Speaking of movies
15:26Is there a movie
15:27That you still quote
15:28Constantly in like
15:31A friend group chat
15:32Or with friends
15:33Not really
15:33No
15:34I'm kind of like
15:35A rom-com movie guy
15:36Really
15:36So if I did that
15:38With my friend group
15:38In the group chat
15:40I feel like they'd be like
15:41Kind of weirded out
15:42I'm all for it bro
15:43We'll start on
15:44I love rom-com
15:45I'm into it
15:46You know
15:47It's nice
15:47Easy watching
15:48It's a good reset
15:49I feel like
15:50Perfect
15:51So
15:52Talking about the group
15:54Why don't we
15:54When that stuff
15:55Wrapped up
15:56I mean
15:56Did you ever have a moment
15:57Where you hit like
15:58A dark period
15:59And you were like
16:00You know what
16:00I'm just going to quit
16:01I'm done
16:01Or did that
16:02Never even enter your mind
16:03I never quit
16:04You know
16:05I never had the moment
16:06Of like
16:06I'm done
16:07But I definitely
16:08Had dark moments
16:09Okay
16:09I was like
16:10Very
16:10I would say
16:122023 was like
16:13The hardest year
16:13Of my life
16:14Okay
16:14And I just
16:15Went through
16:15Like
16:16Questioning everything
16:17I think a lot
16:18I think a lot
16:18Of my validation
16:19My identity
16:20Was in the band
16:22And like
16:22The success
16:22Of the band
16:23And so
16:23When that
16:25Built-in
16:25Community bubble
16:27Went away
16:28Yeah
16:28I was like
16:29I kind of
16:30Ran out of money
16:31I was like
16:31It was just like
16:32Who even
16:33Am I without this
16:34Right
16:34And all of a sudden
16:35I'm 23
16:3724 year old
16:38Or I guess I was
16:39Yeah 24
16:4025
16:40And like
16:42Who am I
16:43Kind of thing
16:44And so
16:44I was literally
16:45Living in the studio
16:45On the mattress
16:46Drinking a lot of alcohol
16:48Like not
16:49Just kind of like
16:49Escaping
16:50Yeah
16:50And I had to push
16:52Through that
16:52It was hard
16:52But
16:53Were you still
16:53Writing at that time
16:54I was
16:55But it was like
16:56Good stuff or bad stuff
16:57So so
16:58Not great
16:58Okay
16:59I think
17:00I learned a lot
17:01From that
17:02And then
17:03Getting sober
17:03Was a massive
17:04Step forward
17:06I'm over here
17:07Sober now
17:07So that feels great
17:08Love that
17:09And
17:09Then just kind of
17:11Started building back
17:12And actually like
17:13Leading into
17:15I guess
17:16The song that's out
17:17Right now
17:18Better Place
17:18Yep
17:19The biggest moment
17:21For me
17:22In turning things around
17:23Other than getting sober
17:24Was
17:25Talking about it
17:27And like being very
17:27Open and vulnerable
17:28And I
17:29It was hard
17:30But I did this post
17:31Online
17:31And I did
17:32I said like
17:33These are some things
17:33That I'm scared to admit
17:34One was like
17:35I'm struggling with addiction
17:36Yeah
17:37One was like
17:37I had a psychosis
17:39Like mental breakdown
17:40Which was insane
17:41Like it was crazy
17:42And so like
17:44Just being vulnerable
17:45And open
17:45And it wasn't easy
17:46But putting it out there
17:48And getting the response
17:49From fans of like
17:50Dang I've never heard
17:51Someone say this
17:53Or like open up like this
17:54Was so special
17:55So
17:56Leading into this release
17:57I like
17:58Just put it out there
17:59To fans
18:00I think
18:00It'd be so cool
18:01If they could
18:02Also have that experience
18:03Of releasing something
18:04Into the world
18:06And letting it go
18:07And so I said
18:08You know
18:09Write down on a piece of paper
18:11If you're holding something heavy
18:12Or like a secret
18:13Or something
18:14And then take a picture
18:16And email it
18:16To this email
18:17And I'll anonymously
18:19Be posting them online
18:20And I got thousands
18:22Of these things
18:22That's beautiful
18:23And it was like
18:23So beautiful
18:24And they're being so vulnerable
18:25And a lot of them are like
18:28Just writing this
18:29Is helping me
18:30You know
18:30Like that's what it's saying
18:31In the note
18:32And then I'm posting them up
18:33And getting all these comments
18:34Of people like
18:35To the girl with the eating disorder
18:37I'm going through the same thing
18:38You can reach out
18:39Like all of a sudden
18:40My whole community
18:41Is like come together
18:42Connected
18:42And just in the last week
18:43I'm like oh my gosh
18:44Isn't it wild
18:45Because I think
18:46There is a difference
18:47Between being vulnerable
18:48In the studio
18:50In your music
18:51And being vulnerable
18:52In real life
18:53Or online
18:54With a one-on-one person
18:55I feel like
18:56There's a difference
18:57With that
18:57Huge difference
18:58And I think
18:59Coming from
19:00The boy band background
19:02Especially the beginning
19:03Of the band
19:03It was like
19:04They were very much like
19:06Here are the songs you sing
19:07Here's what you say
19:07Here's what you wear
19:08Right, right, right
19:09Go do the thing
19:10And it was like
19:11Trying to be this
19:12Larger-than-life
19:13Like figure
19:14And so now
19:16Having like
19:17The other side of that
19:19Is so important to me
19:20Of like authenticity
19:21And just like
19:22No
19:23I get to do this
19:25And I love doing this
19:26But I want to be open
19:27And talk about it
19:28Because you're not alone
19:29You know
19:29And letting them know
19:31That I've been there
19:32Bro, you've had a journey
19:33Already
19:34You're a young man
19:35And I'm happy
19:36You're in a good place, bro
19:37Before we wrap
19:38Random question
19:40If you were going to do
19:41A
19:41If you were going to do
19:42A podcast
19:43What would the topic
19:45Be about?
19:45What's a hobby
19:46Or something
19:47You could just talk about
19:48Endlessly?
19:50Baseball
19:50Okay
19:51For sure
19:51I love baseball
19:52Cool, cool
19:53Which I have to shout out
19:54My friend Sam Carlson
19:55We grew up playing
19:56Baseball together
19:57What?
19:57Had this moment
19:58Where when I left
19:59High school to chase music
20:00Yeah
20:00He was like
20:01Alright, you're going to go
20:02Make it big in music
20:03Yeah
20:04And I'm going to make it
20:05To the MLB
20:05And I was like
20:06Okay, cool
20:06He texted me two days ago
20:08A picture
20:08He's playing for the Dodgers
20:10And he's like
20:11He's like playing
20:12In Dodgers Stadium
20:13Let's go
20:13Free tickets for life
20:15I was like
20:15My guy
20:16We're doing this
20:17I'm at Odyssey
20:19He's like
20:19Yeah
20:19That is very cool, man
20:21Awesome, awesome
20:22Thank you so much, brother
20:24Thank you for carving out the time
20:25Thank you
20:25Thank you