JACK JOHNSON - JOHNSON GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE AFTER SURFING ACCIDENT

JOHNSON GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE AFTER SURFING ACCIDENT

Hawaiian rocker JACK JOHNSON could feel himself drifting towards death after a freak surfing accident in 1992. Johnson was a 17-year-old professional surfer when he was badly injured and left with a broken nose, no front teeth and urgent medical attention. The wipeout left Johnson needing 150 stitches. And he recalls lying dazed and confused out at sea. He says, "I was conscious, then I'd start to doze off. "It was like when you keep pushing snooze on your alarm clock. All of a sudden I said, 'Wait a minute, I pushed snooze too many times here, I'm gonna die if I don't start swimming." And Johnson's injuries were so severe, he likens his appearance to a horror film. He adds, "It looked like a movie where someone got shot in the head."