Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson, hand-drawn with his Gibson J45 in 2012, age 37.

Johnson is an American singer-songwriter, primarily in the soft rock and acoustic pop genres.
The son of surfer Jeff Johnson, Jack was born and raised on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. He began to learn how to surf at the age of 5.

At 17, he became the youngest invitee to make the finals of the Pipeline Masters, one of surfing’s most prestigious events, on Oahu’s North Shore.
One week later, however, his stint as a professional surfer ended when he suffered a surfing accident at the Pipeline that put more than 100 stitches in his forehead and removed a few of his teeth; this later became the inspiration for the song “Drink the Water”.

Jack Johnson’s big break was writing and contributing vocals for the song “Rodeo Clowns” which was featured on G. Love’s 1999 album Philadelphonic.
Johnson has reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart with his albums Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George in 2006, Sleep Through the Static in 2008, To the Sea in 2010 and From Here to Now to You in 2013.

His album In Between Dreams peaked at number two on the chart in 2005 and again in 2013.

Greatest hits: “Flake”, “Bubble Toes”, “A Pirate Looks At Forty”, “Taylor”, “Rodeo Clowns”, “Banana Pancakes”, “Break Down”, “Belle”, “Sitting, Waiting, Wishing” and “We’re Going To Be Friends”.

Johnson is active in environmentalism and sustainability, often with a focus on the world’s oceans.
Johnson and his wife Kim created the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation and the Kōkua Hawaii Foundation.
In 2008, Johnson adopted the concept of greening (reduce and reuse), and donated 100% of the proceeds of the Sleep Through the Static tour to the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation.

Similarly, the proceeds from 2010 To the Sea album tour went to All at Once, a Johnson-backed collaboration of greening charities promoting fan involvement.

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