Questions and Answers with Bass Fishing Tournament Champion Johnny Johnson

1991 Johnny Johnson fisherman and musician won the Marlboro contest

at the audience and thinking just that. Every one of

won the Marlboro contest back in 1991 with my band.

those guys is capable of winning this thing.

This was our American Idol back in the day. It became

Winning is like opening a padlock, you’ve got to

tougher and tougher to make a living in music; but

find the right key and if you find the right key, it is

honestly fishing won out because fishing is just a

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my best to win again; but

My whole life has

any given day, any of us can be good enough to win.

Johnson playing bass Marlboro Contest in 1991 (The original American Idol)

been like movie. I’ve lived a lot of

people’s dreams

WB: I heard you’re

and I want to be

quite the musician, what

humble about that

made you take the bass

and still work hard

angler path as opposed

to try to accomplish

to that of a rockstar?

even more. I’m never

JOHNSON: I’ve been

satisfied. I’ve got my

playing with the same

fishing show for the

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