Jack Hody Johnson is an American singer-songwriter. He plays a variety of styles including pop, rock, acoustic, folk, and surf rock.
real name: Jack Hody Johnson
labels: Brushfire Records, Everloving Records
genres: soft rock, pop rock
plays: guitar, ukulele, voice
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Johnson was born on May 18, 1975, in the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. The son of surfer Jeff Johnson, Jack began learning 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. One week later, however, his stint as a professional surfer ended when he suffered a surfing accident at the Pipeline. He had to have more than 100 stitches in his forehead and a few of his teeth were removed; later the incident became the inspiration for his song "Drink the Water". He appeared as a surfer in The Endless Summer II in 1994.
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"Breakdown" is a song written by Jack Johnson, Dan Nakamura & Paul Huston and sung by Jack Johnson. It is the eleventh track on his third album In Between Dreams which was released in February 2005.
It was released as a single in September 2005. The video features Jack Johnson surfing in Pichilemu, Chile.
"Sitting, Waiting, Wishing" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. It is the sixth song on his third studio album, In Between Dreams, which was released in February 2005.
The song was released as a single in January 2005, topping the US Billboard Triple A chart and entering the top 30 in Australia and New Zealand. The song peaked at number 65 in the United Kingdom in 2006, following Johnson's appearance at the 2006 BRIT Awards.
Johnson explains the inspiration behind the song by saying: "A friend of mine was trying to get this girl named Michelle," said Johnson, "and I tried to write a song that would help him have a laugh at himself because he was spending so much time trying to get her and it obviously wasn't leading anywhere. That was one just to cheer up a friend."