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Jack Johnson

Date: May 05 2008

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If a warm breeze could play guitar, it would sound like Jack Johnson. Musicians are often influenced by the place they’re from, and Jack Johnson’s poppy acoustic rock captures the mood of a sunny, warm place like Hawaii. Johnson grew up on the islands, but his music is helping the whole world relax these days. Listen to Marni and Beren talk about his new album.

Dialog

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Marni

Beren

Marni: He’s still around. He’s got a new album out called Sleep Through the Static.

Beren: Is it good?

Marni: I was actually listening to it a little bit. It’s good for what it is. I don’t necessarily…If I want to listen to music, I don’t think, like, mellow guitar…

Beren: That’s my problem with Brushfire Fairytales. I think that’s the name of his first album. There’s a couple of songs I like, but it’s so mellow.

Marni: You have to be in the mood for it.

Beren: It’s beyond laid back. With the flip flops. Bare feet.

Marni: I actually had an encounter with him once and he was very, very nice.

Beren: You met Jack Johnson?

Marni: I met Jack Johnson once a long time ago and he’s a very, very nice guy. I catered for him and I stole juice from his dressing room. He’s a surfer. That’s a big passion of his. And he actually wanted to be a pro surfer, but he got into a really bad accident.

Beren: He got into a bad accident.

Marni: He got into an accident in the competition and he got disqualified and just picked up the…well, I think he’d been playing guitar, but you know, he went that route, and so I have a lot of respect for him.

Beren: He keeps it mellow.

Marni: He keeps it mellow.

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Discussion

Marni has heard a little bit of Jack Johnson’s new album, and she says it’s good. But as with all of his music, you have be in a particularly carefree, relaxed mood to listen to it. Beren compares that mood to wearing sandals or walking around without shoes on.

It isn’t just Jack Johnson’s music that’s nice. He’s a nice guy too. Marni met him once. She has a lot of respect for him because even after his first career as a surfer was ended by an injury, Johnson made a career of music.

If you were to make music to reflect the place you’re from, what would it sound like?

Comments

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KIARAH

Ecuador

i looooooooooooove Jack Jonhson

Josii

Brazil

JS It's so good. I like his music very much. I have all cds. It's amazing.

SÉRGIO

Brazil

nice lifestyle

SÉRGIO

Brazil

If a had to make a song to reflect my place where i live it would be a punk music!! And the music of this guy is good to hear with your girlfriend it get a nice romantic atmosphere!

vu.thuy

Viet Nam

hey you guys :-) I like his music much! IF you have not listened him, Let's try. I really like the song "hope". "angel", "good people", "if I could". Some day IF you feel stressed, lay down – drink something and listen his music. it is great! listening his music I feel the world is nicer and more peaful~

Nice to meet every one!

Rikarduhedgehog

Portugal

jack johnson

have very great muics ^^

very well

muharrem GÜVEN

Turkey

HEY Jack jackson ver well, TANKS TRUKEY. IAM MUHARREM GÜVEN FROM TRUKEY . I LİKE MADONNA müsic ebaby Iam frend madonna she good I am live me madonna I AM ENGLİSH to take and friend relative on the point by oneself good to look…

high2009

China

To be honesty, I wasn’t familiar to him, but I think he must be very great,because you all do. And I listened to one just mow, indeed it is!

yuanyana

China

I always listened to music depended on my mood.His music make me relaxing .

theLaven

Nepal

Well Jack Jackson had touched my heart so profoundly that is impossible to express,lol.
I like such music which mellow,laid back & quite touchy ones the most as similar to the Enrique Iglesias.

vigoss

Kazakhstan

If I were to make music to reflect the place I'm from, perhaps it would be skirr of heavy metal machines…

grumble

China

I never listen Jack Johnson's music. But i like his type, maybe it's a good choice for me

wanglong123

China

you know many young people like hip-hop,R&B,or some furious rock,maybe Jack Johnson is really a good choice for those people who want to be in calming or mellow mood.

emily.qi

China

I am curious about Jack Johnson's music and I do like this type of music which makes me relaxed and calm.

hands_1411

Viet Nam

Hah, to tell about the music describing where we're from is thinkable yet difficult, when it's for me. Actually the exact place where I was born is unique but what to be considered where I come from varies. Each place held its memory of its own time, and thus with particular thought or feeling.

Hawaii should be a dream location for many souls wanting some relaxation, perhaps, in weekend. I know another singer named Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, being famous for his version "Over the rainbow" as well as his boundless love for the people from Hawaii. And it has been said that to be able to absorb all of his song you really should prepare an untroubled mind. This fact sounds like adapted to all songs related to places such as Hawaii.

ANGIEfei

China

If I were to make music to reflect the place I 'm from. It would sound like a beatiful picture. For example, there are colored fish swimming in the river, birds that are singjing songs fly freely in the sky. If so, the people would be happy and mellow when he/she/they listened the misic. they would forget all sad and hurts. they will think they live in the best Kingdom.

kaushalyats

Sri Lanka

Type of the music i would like to listen is totally depend on the mood I’m in. To enjoy this type of music certainly i should be in relaxed or romantic mood because while listening it will take me to nice memories of my past