this surf rocker is pretty much living the dream traveling the world following
the dream traveling the world following
the dream traveling the world following his two passions surfing and music
hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Donovan Franken writer I know that
with Donovan Franken writer I know that
with Donovan Franken writer I know that you’ve been in quite a few bands over a
you’ve been in quite a few bands over a
you’ve been in quite a few bands over a year in history why don’t you tell us a
year in history why don’t you tell us a
year in history why don’t you tell us a little more about your musical evolution
little more about your musical evolution
little more about your musical evolution as it were I played with a group of
as it were I played with a group of
as it were I played with a group of friends that I went to high school with
friends that I went to high school with
friends that I went to high school with and we did that for probably 10 years
and we did that for probably 10 years
and we did that for probably 10 years and then around the age of 30 I met my
and then around the age of 30 I met my
and then around the age of 30 I met my wife and we got married and I started
wife and we got married and I started
wife and we got married and I started playing songs for her in the living room
playing songs for her in the living room
playing songs for her in the living room I wrote up enough songs to make a record
I wrote up enough songs to make a record
I wrote up enough songs to make a record and I signed a brushfire records for my
and I signed a brushfire records for my
and I signed a brushfire records for my first record and Jack Johnson produced
first record and Jack Johnson produced
first record and Jack Johnson produced it and that’s sort of like the way I
it and that’s sort of like the way I
it and that’s sort of like the way I started in music is that way you know
started in music is that way you know
started in music is that way you know recording a record on the North Shore of
recording a record on the North Shore of
recording a record on the North Shore of Hawaii with Jack I’ve noticed that you
Hawaii with Jack I’ve noticed that you
Hawaii with Jack I’ve noticed that you seem to have fairly broad musical tastes
seem to have fairly broad musical tastes
seem to have fairly broad musical tastes so what do you count as some of your
so what do you count as some of your
so what do you count as some of your influences definitely Jimi Hendrix and
influences definitely Jimi Hendrix and
influences definitely Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan and Bob Marley and you know I
Bob Dylan and Bob Marley and you know I
Bob Dylan and Bob Marley and you know I love listening to Ben Harper and she
love listening to Ben Harper and she
love listening to Ben Harper and she loved and Jack’s I love all types of
loved and Jack’s I love all types of
loved and Jack’s I love all types of music and it’s really great there’s so
music and it’s really great there’s so
music and it’s really great there’s so much music out there I love them people
much music out there I love them people
much music out there I love them people are like aw have you heard this before
are like aw have you heard this before
are like aw have you heard this before and I love being turned on to the new
and I love being turned on to the new
and I love being turned on to the new music
so what’s your songwriting process like
so what’s your songwriting process like I don’t know I don’t really have a
I don’t know I don’t really have a
I don’t know I don’t really have a process I don’t know too much about
process I don’t know too much about
process I don’t know too much about songwriting I just I just go for it so
songwriting I just I just go for it so
songwriting I just I just go for it so whatever happens happens sometimes the
whatever happens happens sometimes the
whatever happens happens sometimes the music comes first or the words but
music comes first or the words but
music comes first or the words but usually what I write down and write say
usually what I write down and write say
usually what I write down and write say first usually is the thing that I is
first usually is the thing that I is
first usually is the thing that I is that I stick with if you think about it
that I stick with if you think about it
that I stick with if you think about it too much and you overthink the words and
too much and you overthink the words and
too much and you overthink the words and all that stuff it kind of loses its sort
all that stuff it kind of loses its sort
all that stuff it kind of loses its sort of like innocent sort of passion that it
of like innocent sort of passion that it
of like innocent sort of passion that it began with what is it about
began with what is it about
began with what is it about collaborating musically that you’re
collaborating musically that you’re
collaborating musically that you’re drawn to sort of the way that I learned
drawn to sort of the way that I learned
drawn to sort of the way that I learned how to play music was was that way
how to play music was was that way
how to play music was was that way collaborating with people and learning
collaborating with people and learning
collaborating with people and learning other people students and playing songs
other people students and playing songs
other people students and playing songs that way you could have an idea and then
that way you could have an idea and then
that way you could have an idea and then you could sit down with somebody and the
you could sit down with somebody and the
you could sit down with somebody and the idea could get completely twisted into
idea could get completely twisted into
idea could get completely twisted into something really great good luck and
something really great good luck and
something really great good luck and thank you very much yeah thank you
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