"Sometimes I just start humming something, find a melody I like a lot, and if it sticks around for a couple days, a few words will lock themselves into place. I might just get the first line. Then words just keep falling into the syllables. The choruses kind of write themselves and verses I have to work at a little bit."

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Source: Jack Johnson (1969). “Jack Johnson is a dandy: an autobiography”

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Jack Johnson is a singer-songwriter known for his acoustic sound and lyrics that explore love, life, and environmentalism, particularly through his album 'Brushfire Fairytales.'

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