Jack Johnson 01: Static, Songs & Hope – Discovery Planet Green / TreeHugger

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Does Jack Johnson ever feel overwhelmed by the environmental problems in the world?

::GREEN DEETS::
Jack Johnson’s most recent album Sleep Through the Static went on sale February 5th. He has released 3 solo records (Brushfire Fairytales, On & On and In Between Dreams), and contributed to a number of Soundtracks including Curious George, A Brokedown Melody, Thicker Than Water and September Sessions. These albums have sold over 15 million copies worldwide.

::LINKS::
Official Jack Johnson website
Making It Mellow and Keeping It Green NYT

::TRANSCRIPT::
Jack Johnson: [singing] All at once the world can overwhelm me.

I get really overwhelmed sometimes.

Those realities are scary. But at the same time, it’s joyful participation, just try to do a little bit every day and do what you can to promote positive change without hoping for some grand solutions. Some of those things we think are solutions are going to be the problems of tomorrow. And we take them too far and they take things back out of balance in the other direction and we have to balance that back out. There is always going to be work to be done.

::VIDEO CREDITS::
Created By | Executive Producer: George Spyros
Interviewer: Jasmin Malik Chua
Editor: Michele Latorre
Graphics: Tim Goodwin
Junior Editors: Holly Buechel, Indio Martinez
Production Company: Big City Pictures

1. Do you ever feel overwhelmed by environmental problems?

2. Is there a theme to your new album?

3. How do you deal with the static?

4. Do you set out to write environmental songs?

5. Any songs about the environment on the album?

6. Why do you use music to reach people?

7. Do you consider yourself an environmentalist?

8. How did you get so passionate about the environment?

9. In what other environmental themes are you interested?

10. Thoughts on the world we're handing down to the next generation?

11. What inspired you to start the Kokua Hawaii Foundation?

12. Advice for those overwhelmed by the static?