"Athlete, artist, musician, filmmaker...Jack Johnson is a legend. He is one of those people who is real on the first encounter, showing a fine example of a humble and well-mannered human being," - Surfer Magazine


"I want to let things happen naturally and roll with it, instead of trying to be proactive about it and be put in a position where I'm pushing my music on people. That's just the worst feeling in the world to me," - Jack


"It's the most refreshing music I've heard in a long time, and refreshing is not a word I frequently use to describe music. It's his soulfulness. It's not overstated, it's not understated. It's completely natural," - Ben Harper


"He's a very laid-back guy, he's not in any rush. He's just enjoying the fact that he is allowed to express himself," - Andy Factor of Enjoy Records


"I never considered pursuing music at all, but the first time I saw Ben Harper play live he was just sitting down and looking at his guitar. It gave me courage that you don't have to run across the stage and do the splits," - Jack


"I've surfed with him for 12 years, and he could've been at a level as high as anyone. He doesn't abuse a wave; he dances with it. Watching him surf is like listening to his music -- it's beautiful," - professional surfer Rob Machado


"I don't think Jack will ever get too big for himself. He's always been a sensitive guy who just wanted to hang with his brothers and his friends and do what they were doing, until one day he passed most of us by," - Pete Johnson (brother)


"It's impossible to be around Jack and not think he's just a genuine cat. He's just a kid who surfs. His songs resonate because of that -- he's telling you his stories," - JP Plunier


"He'll be strumming by himself, and his hums turn to words. Sometimes I'll ask him what he just sang, and he'll say, 'I don't know.' Sharing with me is part of the creative process," - Kim Johnson (wife)


"It's a really good feeling because the music I try to play is positive and it's nice to know that people are into positive music."


"He's got such good chord movement, and his voice is real soft and melodic. I told my A&R guy, 'Dude, you need to sign him. He's got great songs!'" - Garrot Dutton of G. Love


"If all this went downhill from here, I would be happy. This is way beyond what I thought music was gonna do," - Jack


"If we ever have a conflict, it's just because he's been away too long and needs to surf. Like when he's touring and Rincon's good, I avoid discussing it. I understand that surfing's his first love: It keeps him whole. The music could end tomorrow, and we'd be fine, as long as we still had each other, and he could still surf," - Kim Johnson


"No one's ever been more embraced by our fans than Jack. He was meant to do this. He's reeled the surf culture back to its roots, and he's exposing a generation of kids to surfing's spiritual side. Everything about him is in perfect balance. I went ice skating with the guy in Hartford, and damn if he doesn't ice skate the way he surfs, the way he plays music: real smooth, totally graceful. He's got nothing to worry about. He'll always be roots," - Ben Harper


"...my music feels incomplete if I'm not playing for somebody. I need to give it to people. If I don't, what's the point of it?" - Jack



"For me I have to realize- first of all, these songs have to be able to be played in front of my friends on a sunny day," - Jack


"A lot of people told us your wife shouldn't be involved in the business, because it could mess things up, but we decided a long time ago that we'd rather try to do it and be together; and if it didn't work out, to just stop doing music at all. She's much more important to me than the music career. We've been together for eight years, and the music's been going on for like a year and a half now. We decided to forget what everybody said, because otherwise I didn't want to do music if it was going to take me away from her," - Jack


"A lot of people don't leave Hawaii. If you're going to be stuck there it's the place to be. I want to be stuck there," - Jack


"...there may be a point where everyone's saying that it's a perfect time for me to do something to promote the record and I may say that it's a perfect time to chill out; I'll only do this as long as it's fun," - Jack


"I remember hearing this bass line and starting to bob my head to it. As the car went by, I looked to see if I knew the person driving and at the same time I saw that it wasn't someone I knew, I just then realized that it was my song," - Jack (early on)


"It's hard to figure out, I don't feel I deserve any of [this]," - Jack


"Jack's music is as fresh and beautiful as anyone's today. I just hope he starts freaking out on the guitar," - Vaughn Montgomery


"I have always tried to let [my music] flow. It sounds cheesy or overly-Zen, but I always tried to go along with whatever happened naturally. Music came about so naturally from doing my films and soundtrack work. I received such a great response that is seemed like the right thing to do," - Jack



"Isn't it true that once you like Jack (which is inevitable once you hear him), the love just doesn't stop?" - words from a fan