I like Jack Johnson. One could find so many different aspects; he has a relaxed, lullaby-like voice, without too much effort or histrionics needed. It does not take much effort to sing like him, though the phrasing might be tricky with the guitar rhythms he plays.

There is enough rhythmic sensibility in him that I don’t feel sleepy. In his guitar itself there is a percussive element. Every little string snap and pop is used to great effect. I would even dare call this… funk folk. Plus, he fills in between chords well.

Lyrically, he is depressing, like a kid who has found out that the world is not what he imagined it to be. And yet, he is not bitter; he is melancholic. However, the instrumental bits have already distracted me from that.

I first saw the video to Taylor on MTV, and was blown away by the intro/outro guitar ditty. That was my first exposure to Jack. That guitar ditty… had as much impact as the intro of Jimi Hendrix – Little Wing.

“Whenever I go to the beach, I always put on Uncle Jack and Uncle Bob.” – my colleague, when he overheard me playing Jack Johnson’s stuff

He is also the only artiste I don’t feel like stabbing in the larynx for covering a White Stripes song. (Yeah, screw you Joss Stone! That and your cover of Queen – Under Pressure, too!)