Shakib Rahman hes pretty much calling a generation out for being pussys that are afraid not to form their own opinions and find their own tastes...Which encourages things like trap music to get popularized. Because it becomes a dichotomy of will, that is based on the fact that if you arent down you are a loser. So dumb kids that need to develop mentally fall into a trap of following whats "popular" for fear of being a "loser" if they dont like what everyone likes never questioning why they like it.
@@briancannon3987 i wanna say it was ambiguous clothing ? i remember cutting an ad out of a thrasher mag they had of andrew doing like a back 50 on something, saw pants from them at zumiez that same year, but never saw them again. that was def 2008-2009 after his time with kr3w
so cool to see legends like andrew's past experiences and realize they can have those same feeling towards pros as you do now. and also it should always be done for the love of skating
Ha! This is 7yrs ago! Andrew and Mike are still kill'n!! I'm 49 and skate on average 5 days a week!! Blows my mind that we are still doing what we love!! Thankful everyday!!
Andrew has a good point about weed. And this goes for any drugs, alcohol, partying. Feel free to live a fast, hard, and crazy life when you are young, but just know that it's going to smack you back in the face. That shit will burn you out REALLY quick. Honestly, if you have any ambition to live an above average life, take it easy with the drugs and alcohol until you've made it to where you want to be. I'm not saying you will be a bum, but you will more than likely end up an average Joe who only looks to the end of their work day so they can crash on the couch and drink or smoke.
+PONYBOYonline i respect reynolds for that statement but its very ironic because his brand and his team are known for beignet smoking drinkers playing disrespectful rap/hip hop music. Like he owns the company where most of his riders endorse the thing he doesn't want kids to emulate
+PONYBOYonline That is true, but however I don't think soft drug use slows down a dedicated skateboarder, musician, ect. Weed doesn't make or break people but for sure Ive seen it turn people into total losers.
+saari985 Ya but he is always vocal against it, hes just not their dad. His brand is not about pussy weed money and shit like that, thats shake junt, or at least it was, seems like they chilled out a bit too. Baker is about bros, passion, and family, a bunch of them just happen to smoke weed and party a lot but if you watch Epicly later'd (which i would recommend) you'll see the negative affects are pretty rampant, these guys like spanky and herm and even andrew, are having fun now by being adults. If you think baker is selling and image about weed, ur missing the ppoint. Kids are impressionable i get it, but that comes down to parenting imo. My parents taught me what i needed to know. I didn't get my moral compass from a skateboard brand.
Easily one of my favorite videos of all time; two OGs talking about skating, you can really see the camaraderie in skating in the way Reynolds and Carroll and Howard talk so chill with each other. And The Boss couldn't be more on point with his realtalk at the end, a lot of the rap on the radio is just trash. Awesome video
I'm kinda high, and was trying to write a fan letter to James Marsters. But I coudn't figure out how, so I went on RU-vid to distract me from my failure. I clicked on this video, because Mike and Andrew are two of my favorite skaters. I haven't watched the whole video through, but I know I've watched it before. I think I'm going to sleep easy now, thinking about their collective conritbutions to skateboarding. They both have amazing frontside flips. Good night.
i met him at a demo in atlanta once like about a year after they had just launched Deathwish as an official company, him and Terry Kennedy were the coolest guys in the entire group. Both of them were actually smiling while taking pics in the middle of skating on top of the ramps with random kids. Andrew was my favorite skater before that day, and after seeing how he handled his fans during the peak of his career he became my role model
@@dustinsilvers6627 same story for Baltimore. Terry was so chill it was weird seeing him play a character in his skateparts. They know they are making people really happy and it is a moment they will treasure forever.
Reynolds is such a father figure. If I was on one of his teams I would try to hide all my vices in fear of letting him down. Maybe because I grew up watching him for some time, but I would much rather sit and have a sober breakfast with him than party it up with the crew.
Interesting how Andrew talks ''down '' on kids who just want to skate and smoked weed. But that's exactly what he did. He even said it himself. He saw Penny and Muska be famous in California,skate all day,smoke and party at night. He got inspired by that. In his The End era he even looks like Penny. The trick selection,the clothes etc. Everything was like Penny. Off the board he also did just like Penny. Smoked weed all the time and partied like crazy. I would think he would understand the kids a bit more...
I've never understood why people thought guys like Carrol and McCrank were intimidating... they're good as fuck and confident but I've met them both numerous times up here in OR and they're both chill dudes.
I met alex olson at stoner park dude was super chill talked to me about weed for like an hour but he doesn't smoke haha just wanted to be nice to me was a pretty awesome experience
I asked Bastien Salabanzi for a picture way back when maybe like 2003 or 2004 and he was just like "NO". Reynolds came a walking by me maybe like 10 minutes later and I asked him and he was like "Sure dude let's do it" Not intimidating at all.
Carroll and Reynolds are like the whole crew at O'Brien's in Boston. little tiny punk dive that's been around forever! we're all wicked awkward people, and we have a hard time being outward and exaggerated and talkative and shit...and we're all covered in tattoos and listen to metal/hardcore shit. i call it the OB's fuck you....which is more or less just resting bitch vibe. but we all teddy bears on the inside. fuck in these COVID times where i don't get to work in rock clubs, and youtube recommending me clips from 5yrs ago, i miss the shit so much.
Andrew's right on many levels. Todays music sucks so much and is one of the reasons that crap is falling apart today. This is why he's the freaking BOSS
