Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson
Singer/songwriter and guitarist known for his acoustic guitar-based folk rock songs. He first gained attention for his 2001 debut album Brushfire Fairytales. His best known songs include "Flake," "Better Together," and "Banana Pancakes."
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth18 May 1975
CityNorth Shore, HI
CountryUnited States of America
song reading writing
I can never tell what's going to end up being on an album until it's all finished. I'm reading the news everyday, and sometimes I just have to be away from it. And that ends up writing the songs for me a little bit.
couple fall writing
Sometimes I just start humming something, find a melody I like a lot, and if it sticks around for a couple days, a few words will lock themselves into place. I might just get the first line. Then words just keep falling into the syllables. The choruses kind of write themselves and verses I have to work at a little bit.
song writing different
The music brings me confidence and freedom. It's also the thing that can make me feel the most vulnerable. Once I finish writing all the songs for an album, once I actually record them, that whole process is usually easy and enjoyable. The part where I feel the most vulnerable is when it's all finished, I can make no more changes, I've turned it in, and there's no going back. All of a sudden I hear the songs in a different way; that's when I feel vulnerable.
song writing people
Sometimes I'll write a song. When I've gone through something really hard in my life, sometimes it's other people's music. Other times it's actually writing the songs and getting out of mind and into the song.
writing thinking space
I finish a lot of lyrics while I'm in the water and it's always pretty constructive for me to get out in the water. I'm not actually writing the words down, but I have time to think about words, and doing a lot of surfing usually gives me a little space and peace of mind to finish things up.
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I liked (Wednesday) when we did Mongolia because we got to make llamas and paint them and put fur on them.
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I've kind of always tried to make it secondary to life, you know? The kind of music I make I think is best at barbecues and road trips. It's kind of good soundtrack music.
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I've had a few people tell me as soon as Buffett retires they're coming on my tour,
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I try to sing songs to the kids that will inspire them, and so the next generation they start working hard, and then the little guys they see you guys working hard and they get inspired by you.
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It'll be fun to see them. Obviously, there are no friends once the game starts. But I haven't seen some of those guys in a while.
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It takes a long, hard effort and sustained determination to reduce crime, ... We will stay the course and we are confident that the numbers will continue to go down.
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We will undergo a major reorganization of this government,
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We almost took for granted that we were going to out-skill some people. There were times we were lacking that extra grit.
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(Emmert) is a guy that is similar to Dave in a lot of ways. He's a smart, heady player. He's probably a step quicker than Dave and taller, but they are just two great leaders that rarely make a mistake.