Jack Johnson's music career was driven by a rather unusual career move. Before the singer became one of America's best-selling singer / songwriters he was a professional surfer. Johnson's success was remarkable because the charts were dominated mainly by teen star and metal bands. Johnsons bare, acoustic and relaxed songs were influenced by Nick Drake and James Taylor. Johnson can be seen as the
… successor to Jimmy Buffett. They are not only comparable musically but also reached both slowly and help hype the top of the charts.more