“Usually for me, the melodic structures come out in the water and the lyrical ideas could come from a book I'm reading.” Quote by Jon Foreman
“Surfing and music were incredible outlets for me when I was a kid. And there are some really tricky times when you're growing up and it's easy to make a wrong decision, even with a good family and community around you. Surfing and music kept me out of trouble.” KidsEasyCommunityDecisionGrowing UpGrowingTroubleIncrediblesSurfingOutletsTrickyWrong DecisionGood Family Author:Jon Foreman
“I try to surf everyday or at least go for a walk on the beach if the waves are flat. The more I travel, the more I appreciate where I live and the ocean.” IfsTryingWalksOceanAppreciateEverydayWaveBeachFlatsSurf Author:Jon Foreman
“I look for places where there's no one out on the water. I'd rather surf a wave to myself than fight a crowd.” LooksFightingWaterWaveCrowdsSurf Author:Jon Foreman
“Music has always been a location for me to run to, whether it's through someone else's song or my own. I can observe my own planet from this foreign land and things make sense within the telescopic lens of song.” I CanRunningSongMy OwnLandPlanetsMake SenseLocationLensesForeign Lands Author:Jon Foreman
“I've never done anything for the common consensus. I do things to please me. If you are happy with something yourself, you become bulletproof.” IfsDoneCommonPleaseConsensusPlease MeBulletproof Author:Ricky Gervais
“To complain about critics in a business is like a sailor complaining about the waves. Go back to the beach if you don't like it.” IfsCriticsWaveComplainingBeachSailor Author:Ricky Gervais
“I think surfing and music are both places of release and self expression where there are no rules, and you can find a different form of freedom that you can't anywhere else.” ThinkingDifferentSelfFormExpressionReleaseSurfingSelf Expression Author:Jon Foreman
“There are good and bad critics like good or bad artists. A good critic says why they didn't like it. A bad critic gives it away that they don't like you as a person. I quite like that as well, because it means that I've won.” GivingWellsMeanPersonsArtistLike YouCriticsGood And Bad Author:Ricky Gervais
“For me, even if I'm not a fan of the band in general or maybe it's not the style of music I want to put on for my daughter and me when we're waking up in the morning, there's always something that I can learn from it. And I think those are the things that are surprising.” IfsThinkingWantI CanMorningFansStyleBandDaughterWake UpMy DaughterWakingSurprisingWaking Up In The Morning Author:Jon Foreman
“As far as when I'm writing a song, I think I'm writing first and foremost for myself.” ThinkingWritingFirstsSong Author:Jon Foreman