Rodney Mullen. The king! Ok, it's really the Mutt
Where were you born?
Gainesville FL
Goofy or regular foot?
Regular
Skateboard Set up specs?
Enjoi 7 5/8 X 31 3/8 or so. Mellow tail and nose, but steep concave(MonsterMold). Tail is 1/4" longer than the nose. 50mm dualdurometer darkstars. Tensor lo 5.0. Speed Demons bearings. Tensor hardware - it's a bit higher.
Where do you live?
LA County, in one of the beach cities.
Sponsors?
Globe, enjoi, tensor, matix, speed demons, darkstar.
How long have you been skating?
Started skating 1/1/77. Won my first pro contest (& simultaneously turned pro) 8/21/80.
Favorite trick?
I like frontside crroked grind variations, particularly the munky flip out, nollie hardflip. Darkslides are fun.
Favorite terrain?
Schoolyards w/ tables.
Favorite place to skate?
There are a couple of fun schoolyardsin Lomita that have some stairs too as well to put tables down. It's fun to make your own terrain.
Who do you like to session with?
Daewon Song, Ronnie Creager, &Marc Johnson.
How often do you skate?
Everyday about 2 or 3 hours. Usually more on weekends.
Most memorable skateboarding experience?
Winning my first pro contest.
Favorite band/music?
I still like alot of old punk stuff, like Stiff Little Fingers. Old black Gospel, like the Dixie Hummingbird or Swan Silverstones. Nina Samone is awesome, and Billy Holiday. There's a south African jazz guy named Hugh Masekala that is awesome. Classical. I like Dvorak, Shostakovich, and of course Beethoven.
Pets?
Two rad cats. One is 1/2 retarded, so he tends to get thrased by the other one. I thinki relate more to the retarded one.
Were your parents supportive os your skating?
No. But my mom understood how much it meant to me, which helped.
What would you be doing if you never started skating?
Likely to be making nuclear warheads. Unfortunately, that's where my friends ended up that enjoyed studying the same stuff, even tho they didn't believe it was right. Terrible dillemma. That or mowing lawns. Perhaps the priesthood.
Advice to fellow skateboarders?
Do what you love and try not to look at what other people occupy themselves with. Most people seem restless and bounce around too much to focus or even pay attention enough to themselves to figure out exactly what they really do as love, as opposed to what the people that surround them are doing.
NOTE : This is taken from www.skateboard.com.
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