Switchfoot Unplugged 2008

[TheJakeb93]

"Most of the songs I write are never heard" . Well lets hear em Jon!! The worlds waiting...

[TheJakeb93]

Truly the worlds best song-writer :)

[oliverchaplin]

@josemo1 WHAT!!!! they went to central america?! Whennn????? Im from honduras!!!

[katherinemfernandez]

Why why whyyyy was I not attending Point Loma in 2008?! <3 Jon!!

[crazycookie76]

these guys are the reason i play guitar!! love you guys!!!! you are my inspiration!

[invitationtostay]

swag

[villerend]

haha "Do you wanna play something?" "Yeah maaan" xD

[Tyaster]

Switchfoot does what comes out of their heart. Not their wallet.

[SHAD3Y1331]

they should just make a seperate album with all the songs that never made it to the cds

[andrea1rayne2sweet]

man hes HOT! I cant stop watching him

[crazycookie76]

i absolutely LOVE war in my blood!!!!

[josemo1]

The interviewer seems to admire Jon without knowing him much.

[jaynemarie81]

@josemo1 i feel that way about him too... there's something about his quiet spirit that makes you want to dig deeper - a feeling he has lots to say...

[josemo1]

@jaynemarie81 Yes, I had the chance to talk to him when Switchfoot came to Guatemala (twice), and believe me, he's the same person outside the cameras, just a little bit less shy, hehe. :)

[crazycookie76]

@josemo1 so do i

[PrettyTiaF]

OHHHH his analogies! ;0)

[ChasesJetsandRockets]

More melody and less angst! gotta love it.

[Joeisreallycool]

I watch this video several times a week. Honestly, it's the best thing ever

[Babyrufus123456]

I love Jon forman,and switchfoot...and i LOOOoooove! NICKEL CREEK!! haha

[tymotoboy53]

you can see in his facial expression that he had to think twice before saying puberty ahah

[BendOregon67]

Hands down the best lyrcist and lead singer. He is so in tune with his heart.

[LegitStrings26]

i've never heard any of those songs... but both of them really reached me :)

[champ4110]

So down to earth. Love his honesty, great man

[AustinGraggmusician]

I met the band and got to tell jon how hes my music idol and hero.

[happyNESSrules]

Amen!!! Jonathan Mark Foreman is amazing!!! God has made him so versatile and his lyrics have blessed me in many ways. Rock on JON! (haha that rhymes)

[Cpcuser89]

he has such depth in his eyes

[butterflypiano]

@CocoaBeachSurferrr I'm sorry for your boyfriend, from the bottom of my heart. And I understand you. Switchfoot also helped me to get along, in any phase of my life. feeling with ya, girl.

[butterflypiano]

i love, love, love Jon.

I never felt this connected to someone I actually don't know.

When he's talking about his feelings about music and writing songs, my stomach is flippin, and, yeah, there's kinda war in blood, haha. He's saying the things that I never have been able to put in words. Jon's my music-hero.

[beachbumm98]

rock on switchfoot!

[yummsqi]

this guy is......cool.........

[theSneakySasquatch]

your not enough, you cant silence my love.

[theSneakySasquatch]

dude the members of switchfoot especially this guy, have been my heroes since i was nine years old, and for good reasons. they truly are a great intsrument that God uses to communicate to many people including me, they have lifted me up when im down, showed me morality in a time that does not accept it, and taught me not to lose myself in the chaos that is life, by always leading me back to God. im planning on being a musician and these guys are the reason why. so i say hello hurricane....

[BeezleBoy]

I love his metaphorical scenarios so hilarious.

[rozzie101]

I've been a Switchfoot fance since 1999...

[chrisfloor7]

jon foreman he's truly the best songwriter of the world.

[AExpression]

@chrisfloor7 Yup

[BeezleBoy]

@chrisfloor7 Nah second :) Kurt Cobain is the best songwriter xD

[TheJakeb93]

@chrisfloor7  And its all a gift from God ;)

[jesusprincess4]

Wow Jon is absolutly awesome!

[gibsondude07]

Thank you for this. I love hearing Jon talk, it's very interesting.

[reignofsparks42]

In my opinion, Jon Foreman can do no wrong! He's amazing and so humble!! <333

...and cute!

[ToriTaylar]

I love switchfoot so much, their music inspires me. They inspire me. They are the reason I started playing guitar four years ago. And now I'm going to pursue a career in worship. Their lyrics, speak to me. I love them.

[lorylenepedroso]

yas that true

[Classic1940s]

Jon Foreman is such a wonderful inspiration; and has been blessed with such an amazing amount of talent. Beautiful. :)

[silendt]

"ode to chin?" haha...

[megasmartypants95]

what sucks is that people that don't really know jesus don't know switchfoot.

[lorylenepedroso]

guyzzzzzzzzz.. is john foreman still single...??

is he available?hahahah lol...

[gibsondude07]

No I think he's married lol

[Classic1940s]

Unfortunately not. ;P

[marvelboy04]

@lorylenepedroso he mentions his wife in the vid

[LaurenReneeJohnson]

I love jon foreman .

[lorylenepedroso]

@LaurenReneeJohnson .. me too!!

[metalhead14147]

i really hate how they call jon a "founder of switchfoot" Jon freaking made switchfoot. sheeeesh

[abeeeeeeee]

@metalhead14147

what? what's wrong with that? He was one of the original members therefore a founder. The swithfoot sound would be nothing without the other guys. You can't give all the credit to Jon as incredible as he is.

[metalhead14147]

Jon Foreman is one of my greatest inspirations. I just find the word "founder" misleading. I feel "creator" should he been used. I just feel like founder makes it sound like he only made Switchfoot big. When Jon really made the founation that made switchfoot big. I agree with your reply 100% but thts my own personal thought.

[mamute789]

he is better writing than singing and playing, but a like almost all his songs.

[4whirledpeas2]

16:10-16:14 "My baby's soft and sweet somewhere between a flower and a gun" LOL!!! Love it!!

[arladanielle]

Switchfoot's legacy of hope is very inspirational. And Jon is God's instrument. He is a genius in his work and a great singer.

Switchfoot has moved me.

[limmxx]

('bout min.11) Sure he loves his HOME, i've heard that word in their songs some times.

[reignofsparks42]

I love Jon!!!! Not only is incredibly talented but he has such a strong passion inside of him...Plus, he's gorgeous!!! <3

[vanili21]

Não entendi nada - Brazil traduz!

alguem traduz para portugues.!

[subigya9]

long live switchfoot !!!{:D

[foodfanatic587]

yesss!!!!! I love southbound train! he sang it at the Baltimore aftershow when I was there in August!! it was awsome

[SnarfleBlart]

This is the one band that sings from their hearts and not just for their records and they can help you through times that are hard.

[beautifulletdown94]

jon foreman is my all time favorite musician. he can do it all.

[mikeisakidfromsc]

switchfoot has helped me and encouraged me when I'm down. I go to a private high school and the work is very tough for me. God has given them a great gift and there using it to glorify Him by helping others with the words that God has given them

[eSH20ll]

@mikeisakidfromsc dont bring God to do subject when you wanna talk about pure human talent 

[PrettyTiaF]

@eSH20ll well, talent comes from the Father above, honey...where else?;)

[eSH20ll]

@PrettyTiaF such as the amazing human capacity.. i dont have your belives i respecte them but the human race its an extraordinary creature capable of mean stuff and some great it , you do your own choices your own acts the talent its something your born with its not something that its gave, its yours and no one elses

[PrettyTiaF]

@eSH20ll hm..ok. I like to think of it this way though: how does a painting come to be? well, the artist of course. Things just dont happen spontaneously. They're created,given, whathaveyou. Im not tryin to preach to you. Just offer a different perspective:) :)

[arladanielle]

jon is 33 and his birthday is oct 22(libra)

[SavedChild2009]

Switchfoot is the only band I know who has too much material. I think other bands have too little! :)

[saimenb]

sorry, no thumbs-down intended... clicked it accidentally....

[SavedChild2009]

No problem :)

[takovarra]

Does Jon have kids or something?

[toyourotherseLf]

weLL,,here it is. .say `heLLo hurricane..♪♫

[twiotterluv]

He is the greatest lyrcist and vocalist of all time. No argument what so ever. He is amazing.

[reignofsparks42]

I agree! Next to Chris Martin of course!

[saksjn]

@twiotterluv i won't agree on vocalist (although he has gotten to be so good recently) but on lyrics.... oh heck yes!

[kevincoyne117]

@twiotterluv He's a great lyricist, i dont mean to break that fact down, one of the greatest, but you can't forget Bob Dylan, who fostered the same subtly implied biblical references.

[AustinGraggmusician]

@twiotterluv with out a doubt.

[edenccamargo]

@twiotterluv okay.. too far buddy. Bob Dylan was here first

[weneedachannelname]

@edenccamargo I'll give some respect to Bob, but jon is far far better.

[josemo1]

@twiotterluv ...and a very good musician ;)

[Lewis0Bunney]

@twiotterluv  Vocalist I'd say a very small few, like Adam Druitz, are up there with him. But lyricist. Yes.

[chrisgnarly]

I Love Jon Foreman. If you guys have time, check out my songs in my videos. Jon Foreman is always a big inspiration to my music.

[baracornelia]

I love jonathan foreman ! I hope they'll come to sweden someday <3

[swhzel]

He is the best artist of the world!!!! COMO TO MEXICO SWITCHFOOT!!

[amontes6289]

Jon Foreman is amazing! i also agree..we're lucky to have him in our time!! we are blessed! THank you jon foreman! UR MY FAVORITE ARTIST/Songwriter/singer/ watever..ur awesome! keep on keepin on..i want to hear those other 60 songs someday!

[boogalice]

hmm..I've heard that second song somewheres..;P

[azlid15]

Jon Forman rocks, great singer and songwriter of our time. How sweet it is to have in our generation. He is so genuine, how cool in this world of so much sorrow.

[zandia5]

he is realy amazing a true artist, and we are blessed i love jon and i love switchfoot

[TheElementlover]

wow.. dont be a jerk.. he didnt flinch. hes amazing..... pretty much blessed that hes in our time. over 60 songs dude. jon foreman is my favorite musician, songwriter, singer.. of all time

[YZracer316]

haha 23:13 watch the dude flintch when he plays the harmonica

[calalilygomer]

Jon Foreman & Switchfoot rock! Love those guys! =)

[SmileSaysItAll08]

i just saw switchfoot in concert and he said his name is joe... weird!!

[albert86er]

boy i would have loved to there!!! i LOVE JON FOREMAN!! hes so awesome!

[ChrisMarie93]

LOVED THIS. Awesome. He's very genuine.

[Kelsoc93]

first of all, what a beast. second, i have that capo, so... cool. third, what is that 2nd song?

[Protoguy1]

The second song is Southbound Train from his solo EP Fall. One of my very favorite songs from his solo work.

[Kelsoc93]

thank you very much haha i'll try to remember that

[gavo3]

it says Switchfoot Unplugged. I though of Mtv's unplugged

[BeezleBoy]

@gavo3 Same.

[gugmi01]

love his hair

[Kelsoc93]

it's long here haha

[llamaboycheese]

haha, the intro and outro sequences make this just absolutely perfect.

[emmmmmmmywith7ms]

haha 7:26 is funny

[DarianMogili]

Him and kid rock kind of look similar.

[forrest225]

I love Him! I totally get what he is explaining! I know what he's talking about before he says it. Its amazing.

[vhernie27tube]

k.m.....mahal na mahal kitaaaah!!!

[Tuuralihn]

he kinds sound like he's a little high xD

But, always awesome

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[JasonBlinkd]

thank you so much for uploading this

[CoheedHero]

collaberation between jon foreman and dustin kensrue would be amazing.

[UrBeautifulName]

they look just like their Dad too haha.. no, their not adopted.

[beautyofgrace10]

kidding? john looks much older now! o_o

[twiotterluv]

Jonathan is ONly 33 :) not at all old.

[blckwhiteworld]

isn't he 32?

[twiotterluv]

Nope, he's definetly 33. :) Trust me i know ;) He was born on October 22nd 1976. I am a trillion gillion percent defintie of it! :)

[blckwhiteworld]

hmm.. wikipedia did their math wrong.

[AshdownDalton]

october 22, 1976 would make him 32.

[cschultink]

no, you are a trillion gazillion percent more horrible at maths then a 4 yr old if those dates are right. 109-76=33 sure. but if he hasnt yet reached the date of his birthday in 2009, that would mean that hes still 32.I'm 2 trillion gazillion percent sure of it

[toyourotherseLf]

ask john♪♫ about his age,,and you'll know the triLLion gaziLLion percent truth of his reaL age..;3

[Switchfootrox4ever]

gerard way's 32 :D I prefer Jon though... even if he is older :)

[Airmanf7]

If his birthday isn't until October he is still 32 years old.

[ziegfeldgrl]

he looks a lot like his brother... Tim... so I would say "no."

[WrittinOnTheWalls]

..am listening this interview with switchfoot's music on my itunes in background:: perfect

[ziegfeldgrl]

"I was never quite punk enough..." hahaha like that bonus song

[cowslayeggs]

When Jon starts singing at 15:15, I thought my eyes would pop out! He sings so well live! Plus, the song is really nice too. Aww, too bad they didn't ever officially release it.

[HotCadbury]

jon inspires me so much.. when there is so much bad shit in this world... and when you listen to his songs... its like a ray of hope.. it makes you wanna think "if this guy can live like this, why cant I??"

jon, i love you..

[ziegfeldgrl]

wow, I feel the same way. He's seriously one of my heroes. When ever I am feeling really low, something makes me turn on switchfoot, and I just feel better.

[HotCadbury]

i'm pretty sure its not just you and me... many of my frnds are switchfoot fans.. and they say they feel "blessed" when they listen to switchfoot... I would love to know what goes on in jon's mind everyday!!!

[ziegfeldgrl]

I wonder if Jon is aware of what his music, lyrics, voice, he, does to listeners.

[What3verz]

Ha. I was listening to them earlier today while cleaning the kitchen and wondered the exact same thing. :D

[freakyfreakyword13]

its called the legend of chin

[allapologies95]

just dont take somthing that joe satriani wrote and let it speak to you jon. you might get sued :-\. hah great interview. switchffoot is amazing, cant wait to see them next month!

[IpCrackle]

switchfoot's a great act. I thuroughly enjoyed them when I saw them last July.

[twiotterluv]

:D MR.Foreman many is the pinicale of genius :D and the question guy is asking Great intellectual questions :D

[precatiovotum]

i hope puffy saw this.... i almost went to point loma

[sapnky777]

does anyone know what kind of guitar that is?

[precatiovotum]

its a taylor, im not sure what model but they have full listings on their site and on the taylor registers

[safetosaydontquoteme]

i love how at the start they show all these uptight writers and stuff that no one has heard of, then all of a sudden it's all like and JOHN FOREMAN.

[liveloud77]

he is so talented!

[redpacman1120]

what was the second song?????

if anyone would answer can that person write it as a comment on my page. :P thanks!

[alilia06]

Ahhh! 1:02-1:05! I just got all fangirly for a moment. i know... he's married. I also like his mind!

[anarchyrulzoxymoron]

war in my blood sounds very folk-ish. which is awesome

[skipsXlegend703]

"Gravity is the physical attraction between two bodies. So, on a social and political plane, why can't we keep it together? You see headlines every day about things falling apart...basically disobeying the laws of physics." -Jon Foreman from a separate interview.

[GiC33dc]

"...it all goes back to high school and led zeppelin..."

ain't that the truth!

[jerrynstephanie]

A quick somewhat irrelevant question, but, does anyone recognize the brand of Jon's sweatshirt? It looks like the old "crocodile" brand (?). I like his style. Thanks . . .

[chicago2023]

Hi jerrynstephanie. I like Jon's style too. :D I'm pretty sure Jon's shirt is by the brand Atticus, whose symbol is a dead bird (I'm pretty sure it all ties into To Kill A Mockingbird) which you can kind of see in the video. I've also seen the rest of the members of Switchfoot wearing and supporting Atticus, so I would be pretty sure that that is the brand. :) Hope this helps!

[jerrynstephanie]

Thanks chicago2023. This does help!

[jerrynstephanie]

Yes, that's what I was looking for. Thanks!

[liveloud77]

no problem ;)

[liveloud77]

that's lacoste

[protosswannabe]

Not to be mean (I'm a Switchfoot fan, and I know they're intelligent folks) but his surfer dude accent makes him sound less keen than he actually is.

[twiotterluv]

Really? Wow i actaully think that his accent is awesome and that it adds to his personna and gives him originality It's like he can be incredbly comfortable being himself and that hes not going to chnage in any environment he is in. Also it's refreshing to know that Jonathan is so intelligent and able to create such original music and ideas being only what he can be Himself :) he is one of the most important ppl's in my life ;) ;)

[ratlover35]

his surfer dude accent is so flippin awesome when he sings tho! thats part of the reason i like them: catchy rock but without the punk or emo or grunge with the black and whatever; just some cool surfer dude ppls that have their own original style with an awesome singer haha switchfoot is amazing! <33

[gman19460]

you just can't beat him. He's just awesome!

[mateo87]

Jon foreman is a beast.

[pianoplaya4jesus14]

such a warm and absolutely AMAZING person!!!!

[mcbusted1]

he seems like such a warm person

[geloid]

"our music...had alot more melody and a little bit less angst" -jon

haha...

[Penguin3282]

I dont think so....the guy he was impersonating was named james or john lipton.....something like that.....

[yoshifootgirl]

i love him

his my hero!!

[pianoplaya4jesus14]

me too!!

[Penguin3282]

is it just me or does the interviewer guy remind you of will Ferrell playing lipton on SNL? =)

[y00n1x]

its the guy who ferreell is impersonating.

[AuZclanBFZ]

Excellant interview

[sparksrflyin30]

His music with switchfoot has become increasingly "mainstream" and i would argue that was forced upon them by their label, which they have now dropped. One thing was always exceptional in their music and that was the lyrics. Just look at his solo stuff, he is one of the best songwriters of our time. You the man Jon!

[JohnChristopherPike]

Hey I enjoyed the interview intensely.

[bobfish52508]

its interesting how the negative comments just say everything jon says is a lie, and is to make him look cool.

is it not possible that he could be more talented than you AND inteligent?

It helps that my son and I enjoy Switchfoot. With that aside, Jon is an excellent lyricist. His imagery gets me. I'm not sure where some of you come from, but the guy has talent. If he were a goofy looking nerd, then maybe you might view him differently. I don't know. I think I'm out of my element trying to figure out some of these comments. To each his own. Some like hot dogs...some light dogs on fire. It's a very strange world. God is large and in charge. HE will sift us. Be ready.