I remember asking him if we could take a picture together and all he said was " OF COURSE MAN! why the hell you think i flew all the way over here!?" i love marc xD
His story might be my favorite in all of skateboarding. The fact that he accomplished it all and then began publicly questioning his motives, questioning who he is, what he's doing with his life, walking away from it all....such a G
when i was younger i started gaming and ive got addicted to it i never go out outside sometimes i didnt even go to school i didnt have so much frend only on the ps3 then i once get outside to go with my frends to see what they do at skateparks there i saw it could be really fun its now 2 months since im skating and i can do already kickflips and 180, shuvits like that and i quited gaming
As soon as I saw there was 5:24 of MJ on the Crail Couch, a tear of joy dropped from my eye. By far one of the top dudes representing skateboarding the way it should be seen.
MArc Johnson is defo my favourite skater, always has been and always will be. He's down to earth and honest about his prior problems with alcohol and dro, which makes him a truly truly respectable individual.
I'd love to just to just sit down and have a conversation with this dude. He was the first skateboarder that just blew my mind before I even knew the difference between switch and fakie was. Love you MJ.
Most of the riders for Lakai found new shoe sponsors not just MJ, it's not even the same team since the Fully Flared days. They stopped paying him and expected him to be fine with that for months when he has a family to support. What kind of way is that to treat one of your riders? And then they kicked him off of Chocolate as well and bragged about it in an interview. Fuck this stupid trend of hating on MJ, to me he's still one of the greats in skating.
I don't know if you were serious, but that part about a popped disc had me in tears! It seemed so sarcastic and then you topped it off with, "Can't wait." xD But, I agree. This helped me reflect on my life. I'm getting older and I don't want to lose the people I love, that's why I never drank so much. I hope for you to be happy in all your endeavors. Much love. From: One human to another.
A little late, but i wish you luck dude. Keep shredding. Makes all the bad things go away in my eyes. If i'm ever down on myself or pissed off. I go out and skate whether it's flatground or hitting a spot with a buddy. Keep pushing bro!
what he said about skateboarding evolving as we speak is 100% true. it's like back in 2001 you see a guy doing a triple kickflip and your like :O wtf! now, you see a guy do a triple kickflip and it's like "*yawn, cool, someone probably has that switch.
haha, the way he says "they don't understand what's going on in your head,... and what's going on in your head is... some fucking chemically altered shit" really reminds me of Sam L Jackson in those classic Tarantino flicks
