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I think that if everybody changed and tried to make their music political, it'd be kind of a bummer.

Jack Johnson

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Jack Johnson
Age: 68 †
Born: 1878
Born: March 31
Died: 1946
Died: June 10
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Galveston
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John Johnson
John Arthur Johnson
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We could park the van and walk to town, find cheapest bottle of wine that we could find. And talk about the road behind, how getting lost is not a waste of time.
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The words are all around but the words are only sounds and no one ever seems to listen.
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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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The bitter attacks I faced were far worse than any fighter I ever faced in the ring. The caustic remarks, the threats to injure me, the shots at my character-fighting those were my toughest battle.
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I get nervous when I fly I'm used to walking with my feet.
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If it seems like you are playing around and not practicing, that's when you know you really love it.
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