REVOLUTION DAILY

What are you looking forward to most about coming to South Africa?
I’ve heard amazing stories that people have told me about the safaris out there. I’ve been to zoos before and I’m excited even seeing the animals behind an impenetrable glass wall 100 feet away, but to see them in the wild close up is an experience I look forward to the most.

What is the furthest country that you’ve been to so far and what difference there made the biggest impression on you?
I think the furthest country I’ve been to is China, and the thing that made the biggest impression on me was the interest that pedestrians took to skateboarding. They seemed to be amazed by it, and I think it’s because a lot of them had never seen it, or even heard of it for that matter. I’m guessing we might get that same reaction in South Africa.

Do you ever have to deal with fatigue when touring? If so, what do you do to manage with it?
Fatigue is unavoidable on tour. A lot of people don’t really know just how exhausting some tours can be. You get really excited the first day of tour. It’s like the first day at camp, in the aspect that you want to do everything, all at once. You’ve got to learn how to pace yourself so you don’t burn out on the trip right away. That’s why I never really skate the first day of tour. I’ll roll around, but I won’t try and film a trick or skate a huge spot, like I feel my body irrationally wants me to do. Especially after a long flight, you’ve got to let your body adjust to the time change and jet lag and everything.

Lately, what music gets you hyped before you go skate?
Pentagram, Black Sabbath, Eddie Cochran, Black Keys and Jay-Z.

When playing a game of S-K-A-T-E, what’s your go-to-trick that you know no-one else will get?
I usually go with a frontside 180 late shovit. That’s my go-to when I’m in a bind and really looking for a letter. No one’s landed it in a game yet, so for the time being, that’s my ace in the hole.

If you were cornered by an angry Elephant or Rhinoceros and had to escape, which do you think you’d be able to out-smart and why?
I’d take my chances with a Rhino any day. Firstly, they’re a lot slower, less aggressive and less intelligent than Elephants. Elephants CAN and WILL outrun you, smash you, and deliver a healthy dose of tusk up the rump. All you have to do to outsmart a Rhino charge is run in a zigzag… Their tiny brains get confused and bored, which in the end will leave you looking more knowledgeable than Bear Grylls.