Daily Discovery: The Saint Johns, “Open Water”

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ARTIST:  The Saint Johns

SONG:  Open Water

BIRTHDATE:  Jordan- March 12 1987 Louis- February 1 1989

HOMETOWN: J- St. Augustine, Florida L- West Palm Beach, Florida

CURRENT LOCATION: Nashville, Tennessee

AMBITIONS: J- push boundaries, love fiercely, create new life. L- Becoming a better producer

TURN-OFFS:  J- Bad teeth, bad clothes, bad attitude. L- Over-confidence and BO

TURN-ONS: J- Confidence, good manners, smarts. L- Eye contact and a good smile.

DREAM GIG: J-  Headlining sold-out theaters. Yes, Please. L- Headlining the Ryman

FAVORITE LYRIC: J- …And our hands feel empty though they’re full all the time” – The Punch Brothers. L- “This is the moment that you know when you told her that you love her but you don’t” – Death Cab For Cutie

CRAZIEST PERSON WE KNOW: J- Feather Best  L- My buddy Joe Ries.

SONG WE WISH WE WROTE: J- Polly Come Home- Robert Plant & Allison Krauss. L- Scarborough Fair- Simon and Garfunkel

5 PEOPLE WE’D MOST LIKE TO HAVE DINNER WITH: J- Papa Za, Connie Britton, Justin Daly, Emily Haines, Bob Marley.   L- John Lennon, Abraham Lincoln, Steve Jobs, Aaron Sorkin, Paul Simon.

OUR FAVORITE CONCERT EXPERIENCE: J- Backstreet boys 1997. L- John Mayer and Ben Folds, 2007.

WE WROTE THIS SONG: Sitting on our living room floor in Nashville. We were new to town and didn’t have any friends. We wanted to write a love song to all of our loved ones we had left back home.