![]() J: Yeah, I had the songs for three years or so. I already had the trip all planned, so I basically went off and shot that film and spent a little while making the film and doing all that stuff and then kind of put if off for six months, and then I did the record after that. And that’s what jump-started the whole thing of having record companies approach me and stuff. Love and Special Sauce and did that song “Rodeo Clowns” with them. I guess right before I did “The September Sessions,” I already had that trip all planned and then I hooked up with G. I mean I always made four-track tapes for my friends and stuff like that, but I never really pictured putting an album out. R: Was this something you wanted to do for a while and it was just a matter of timing? J: Yeah, I did “Thicker than Water” and then I did “The September Sessions,” and then I did the album. R: Where did this album fall between “The September Sessions” and “Thicker Than Water”? Did this come after you finished both of those? I brought my skateboard, too, so I’ve been skating every day. I used it out at Charleston and at Myrtle Beach. RECORD: Did you bring your board on this one? ![]() “Let’s bust this interview” he says with a smile, and so: He looks around, spots me and my tape recorder gives a slight nod. Bundled up against the freezing wind, he makes his way into the Paradise Rock Club with a subdued confidence. Renaissance man if I’ve ever seen one ….įor a Renaissance man, Jack Johnson’s a pretty quiet guy. Filmmaker, troubador, runner of the waves. And beyond that he’s a cinematographer whose two surf films, “Thicker Than Water” and “The September Sessions,” are award-winning documentaries in their own right. I read up on the guy, and discover that, well, he’s a pro surfer, sponsored by Quiksilver, one of the best in the world. Ben Harper has a cameo on “Flake,” and Dave Matthews has a rival on just about every song. Play it for a couple of friends - unanimous appeal. I give it a couple spins - great voice, elegant yet simple guitar, an enchanting and mellow Sunday afternoon sort of album. A few months ago my brother tips me off to this album Brushfire Fairytales, by this Hawaiian guy named Jack Johnson. ‘I used to have a punk band in high school called Liver Chicken, and it was just basically a Minor Threat cover band.’ĭue diligence.
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