Donavon Frankenreiter's professional surfer past seeps into everything in his life, including his relatively new career as a singer-songwriter.
"Surfing has taken me around the world, and it has shown me the world's a beautiful place," Frankenreiter said, calling from a tour stop in Paris, where he was soaking in the atmosphere at an outdoor cafe in the middle of World Cup mania. "Southern California is my home, but I feel like a global citizen. When you see how beautiful a wave looks, you think, 'This is what it is all about.' Music is like that, too. I can get on a plane and fly 22 hours to South Africa, and when I get to play for people, connect with them in their hometown, that's worth it to me."