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title: "1 Thinking Music Quotes By Jack Johnson"
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> [When I'm playing music I'm usually not thinking of surfing, just because I'm usually thinking about the chords and the lyrics, and sometimes that messes me up 'cause you'll start thinking, "Wait, how am I doing this?" But when I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-johnson/when-i-m-playing-music-i-m-usually-not-thinking-of-surfing-just/)

[Jack Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-johnson/)

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## More by Jack Johnson

> [Sometimes I'll write a song. When I've gone through something really hard in my life, sometimes it's other people's music. Other times it's actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-johnson/sometimes-i-ll-write-a-song-when-i-ve-gone-through-something-really/)

[Jack Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-johnson/)

> [Careful living and correct training methods aided me a great deal, but I would say straight punching was the foundation of all my success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-johnson/careful-living-and-correct-training-methods-aided-me-a-great-deal-but/)

[Jack Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-johnson/)

> [The light was leaving in the west it was blue The children's laughter sang and skipping just like the stones they threw the voices…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-johnson/the-light-was-leaving-in-the-west-it-was-blue-the-children-s-laughter/)

[Jack Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-johnson/)

> [I can change the world with my own two hands](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-johnson/i-can-change-the-world-with-my-own-two-hands/)

[Jack Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-johnson/)

> [“Listen close and all else fades, fades away.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-johnson/listen-close-and-all-else-fades-fades-away/)

[Jack Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-johnson/)

> [“There's still so many things I wanna say to you, but go on. Just go on - we're bound by blood and love the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-johnson/there-s-still-so-many-things-i-wanna-say-to-you-but-go-on-just-go-on/)

[Jack Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-johnson/)

> [You better hope you’re not alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-johnson/you-better-hope-you-re-not-alone/)

[Jack Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-johnson/)

> [Some music, it's meant just to make you dance and be able to celebrate and get away from all that kind of thinking. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-johnson/some-music-it-s-meant-just-to-make-you-dance-and-be-able-to-celebrate/)

[Jack Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-johnson/)

> [When I do these interviews, I get really nervous. And when I get nervous, it comes off as mellow for some reason.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-johnson/when-i-do-these-interviews-i-get-really-nervous-and-when-i-get/)

[Jack Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-johnson/)

> [There were so many fewer questions when stars were still just the holes to heaven...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-johnson/there-were-so-many-fewer-questions-when-stars-were-still-just-the/)

[Jack Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-johnson/)

> [The possession of muscular strength and the courage to use it in contests with other men for physical supremacy does not necessarily imply a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-johnson/the-possession-of-muscular-strength-and-the-courage-to-use-it-in/)

[Jack Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-johnson/)

> [Lookin at herself, but wishing she was someone else because the body of the doll that don't look like hers at all. So she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-johnson/lookin-at-herself-but-wishing-she-was-someone-else-because-the-body/)

[Jack Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-johnson/)

> [You cant stop nothing if you have got no control](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-johnson/you-cant-stop-nothing-if-you-have-got-no-control/)

[Jack Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-johnson/)

> [The bitter attacks I faced were far worse than any fighter I ever faced in the ring. The caustic remarks, the threats to injure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-johnson/the-bitter-attacks-i-faced-were-far-worse-than-any-fighter-i-ever/)

[Jack Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-johnson/)

> [Every time I get a chance to be out in the ocean, it's like hitting a reset button for me where I just feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-johnson/every-time-i-get-a-chance-to-be-out-in-the-ocean-it-s-like-hitting-a/)

[Jack Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-johnson/)

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