Jack Johnson is a singer and song writer known for his smooth voice and calming songs. His most recent album(专辑)is Sleep Through the Static. It is filled with personal songs about love, family and life. And this new album is also environmentally friendly.
Jack Johnson wrote the song Angel for his wife, Kim. When they met in college, Johnson was not a professional(专业的)musician. In fact, he used to be a professional surfer who rode ocean waves on a surfboard. Johnson has said that he started writing music and playing the guitar after a surfing accident. He later wrote several songs for a movie he made about surfing. In the song Go on Jack Johnson expresses what it is like to watch his two young sons grow up.
Jack Johnson may be a famous musician, but he does not like to lead a very public life. He likes to spend time with his family doing sports outdoors. Johnson is also very interested in environmental activities. Six years ago, he and his wife started the Kokua Hawaii Foundation to provide environmental education to school children. Jack Johnson’s new album shows another environmental effort. The whole album was made using energy power from the sun in his environmentally friendly recording studio (工作室).
Jack Johnson
Profession (职业) |
In the past |
surfer |
At present |
________ |
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What he is famous for |
Smooth voice and ________ |
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His new album |
Sleep Through the Static |
Filled with personal songs about love, family and life |
His songs |
Angel |
Writing it for his wife |
________ |
Expressing what it is like to watch his two young sons grow up |
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What he doesn’t like |
Leading ________ |
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________ |
Spending time with his family doing sports outdoors and environmental activities |