Chuck it’s been a long time since I’ve seen you man! I think the last time was some thirty years ago! We can’t let stuff like that go on.
Let’s sort out your origins first, where’s your hometown?
PHILLY, PA NORTHERN LIBERTIES. ORIGINAL START WAS IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.
When did skateboarding first catch your eye?
SKATEBOARDING GOT A HOLD OF ME WHEN I WAS ABOUT 11..THE ONLY SKATEBOARDS I SAW IN THE HOOD WHERE THE ONES WITH METAL WHEELS, NO GRIP TAPE AND SMALL...I WOULD HOLD ON TO A WALL AND TEACH MYSELF HOW TO MOVE AROUND ON THE DECK..I MOVED TO THE SUBURBS OF NEWARK, DE AND A KID RODE BY ON A BETTER STYLE OF SKATEBOARD AND I ASKED MY DAD TO GET ME ONE...15 BUCKS WAS SPENT ON THE SK8DECK AND I TOOK IT TO THE STREETS OF MY NEW LIFE IN THE SUBURBS..I WAS 13 YEARS OS AGE..I HAVE BEEN ON MY SKATEBOARD EVER SINCE...STOKED ON THE START OF WHAT WE ALL CREATED IN SKATING..THE FIRST KNEE SCRAPE GAVE ME A SENSE OF BEING ATTACHED TO MY SKATEBOARD.
What was your first setup?
MY FIRST SET WAS A NO NAME BRAND SKATEDECK.THEN I MOVED TO A NEWPORT SLOLOM DECK AND THEN TO A SIMS WOODKICK KICK,TRACKER TRUCKS AND BLUE KRYPTONICS.
I know you had a dream skateboard setup back in the day, what was it?
I LIKE THE POWELL BEAMERS..I WAS SO STOKED TO HAVE ONE,RIDE ONE AND ALSO GET FIBERGLASS IN MY ARMS FROM CARRYING THE DECK AROUND..THE FIRST DECK THAT MOST OF MY FRIENDS WANTED WAS THE TONY ALVA DECK..I HAD ONE OF THOSE ALSO ALONG WITH THE MULTI COLOR WHEEL OPTIONS THAT ALVA RELEASED...SO STOKED ON THOSE DAYS....EASY RIDER SK8PARK DAZE..ME AND PEANUT BROWN...
Was your neighborhood cool with you skateboarding?
MY NEIGHBORHOOD WAS AMAZING FOR SKATEBOARDING..WE HAD THE MEADOWOOD SHOPPING CENTER TO SESSION..I SKATED WITH TONY SANTORO AND JOEY W.I ALSO SKATED MY FIRST BACKYARD RAMP WITH ROB WHITE.R.I.P.IT WAS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM MY HOUSW..WE HAD TO PUSH FROM THE OTHER NEIGHBORS YARD TO GET UP ENUFF SPEED..NO TRANNY JUST A SLANTED WALL..THAT'S WHERE I LEARNED EVERYTHING BEFORE WE ALL STARTED SKATING EASY RIDER SK8 PARK IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.
Breakdown the names of your original skate crew for us?
TONY SANTORO
ROB WHITE
JOEY WAZ
PHILLIP MALLET PREVO
BOBBY REEVES
PEANUT BROWN
WOODSMAN FROM CONCORD DELAWARE
TODD WERNY
TOM GROHOLSKI
JIM MURPHY
STEVE HEARING
JEFF HARTSEL
JAMIE GODFREY
MIKE JESOLOWSKI
VICTOR PEREZ
TED GUENIVER
MARK GERMACK
MARK MANUTI so many others also..so many good firends who gave me support and great times searching for sk8 spots and searching for our youth....
What was the next closest skate scene to your own and who were some of those skaters?
THE CLOSEST SKA8 SCENE WAS CHERRYHILL SKATEPARK..WE ALL SKATED THAT PARK.WHO EVER WAS SERIOUS ABOUT SKATEBOARDING SKATED CHERRYHILL..WE ALL HAD LITTLE HOME PARKS WE STARTED UP WITH BUT WHEN CHERRYHILL SKATEPARK OPENED SO DID OUR MINDS AND WE ALL DROVE OUR PARENTS CRAZY GETTING TO THAT PARK..
BOBBY REEVES
PEANUT BROWN
WOODSMAN FROM CONCORD DELAWARE
TODD WERNY
TOM GROHOLSKI
JIM MURPHY
STEVE HEARING
JEFF HARTSEL
JAMIE GODFREY
MIKE JESOLOWSKI
VICTOR PEREZ
TED GUENIVER
MARK GERMACK
MARK MANUTI
PAPO
PUPPET
KEITH
SUGAR BEAR
CHIP
JACK FROM SEEDS OF TERROR
ZEKE ZEGAR
STEVE EYE
BRUCE
DEAN GODFREY
ROB FROM STATEN ISLAND
THE ENTIRE CREW FROM NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ 4H SK8 CREW.
How big was the backyard skate scene where you grew up?
THE BACKYARD SK8 SCENE IN DELAWARE WAS NICE.. I SESSIONED WITH MARK GERMACK, TED GUENIVER AND TODD WERNY THE MOST.. HE HAD A 8FOOT WIDE RAMP THE WENT VERT WITH CEMENT COPING.MARK'S RAMP AND TOM GROHOLSKI'S MINI BLUE RAMP KEPT US ALL SKATING AFTER CHERRYHILL CLOSED...I WAS 16 WHEN CHERRY HILL SK8 PARK CLOSED...THERE WHERE ABOUT 5 BACK SPOTS I HAVE SKATED THRUOUGHT MY START IN DELWARE.. SOME HALFPIPES HAD FLAT BOTTUM AND SOME DID NOT..WE STILL SKATED EVERYTHING THAT WAS AROUND...TOD WERNEY HAD A NICE RAMP ALSO...
How many ramps do you think you skated in the Northeast United States?
I HAVE SKATED ABOUT 50 RAMPS MAYBE EVEN MORE.. SO MANY OF THEM WHERE UP AND THEN A YEAR OR TWO LATER THEY WOULD BE GONE..
Any favorites?
MY FAV RAMP WILL ALWAYS BE TOM GROHOLSKI'S PLEXI RAMP HE PURCHASED FROM THE SK8 PARK IN STATEN ISLAND.. I REMEMBER TALKING TO TOM AND HIS DAD AND THEY SAID WE FOUND THIS RAMP AND WE'RE GOING TO PICK IT UP AND SET IT UP IN THE BACKYARD..WE WENT FROM SKATING THE MINI BLUE RAMP TO THE AMAZING METAL FRAMED PLEXIGLASS RAMP.. THAT RAMP CHANGED SKATEBOARDING FOREVER..
When did you get hit with the music bug and what was the first instrument you picked up?
I WAS INTO MUSIC AS SOON AS I COULD BREATHE.. I WAS ALREADY PLAYING ON A PROFFESSIONAL LEVEL AT AGE 8.. MY DADA WOULD LET ME SIT IN WITH HIS BAND WHEN THEY WOULD REHEARSE AND PLAY SHOWS.AT AGE 2 I WAS BANGING ON POTS AND PANS AND AGE 6 I HAD MY FORST DRUM KIT.... STOKED ON MUSIC
What artists did you like to skate to back in the day?
THE ARTIST I SKATED TO FIRST WERE ROCK ARTISTS, TED NUGETNT, KISS ALL THE CLASSICS THAT KIDS GREW UP ON IN THE BURBS..WHEN I STARTED CHECKING OUT PUNK MUISC AND THE SEX PISTOLS, DEVO, CLASH, 999, BUZZCOCKS, JOE JACKSON AND ON AND ON. I FELT LIKE SKATEBOARDING HAD IT'S OWN SOUNDTRACK.. NOT TO MENTION WE WERE ALL STOKED ON THE SURF PUNKS..THEY DON'T GET ENOUGH CREDIT FOR BEING THE FIRST REAL SK8 BAND..BIG UPS TO DENNIS DRAGON AND STACY PERALTA.... MY WAVE.. BAD BRAINS, JOY DIVISION, METALLICA, ARTILLERY, VOID, MINOR THREAT, SCREAM, MOTORHEAD... SO MUCH GOOD MUSIC TO SK8 TO...
You know, out of all the sports that I know of, I don’t think you can say any of them have produced as many bands or musicians as skateboarding has, why do you think that is?
SKATEBOARDING WILL NEVER EVER BE A GENERIC SPORT.. IT'S ALL ABOUT MOVEMENT..THE MUSIC CREATES HOW WE MOVE AND SKATEBOARDING IS ALWAYS CENTERED AROUND A MOVEMENT.. THE NEW MOVEMENT NOW IS GETTING SKATEBOARDING TO ALL WALKS OF LIFE SO THEY CAN ENJOY IT HOW THEY WANT TO...
Who were your first sponsors and how did you get the hook up?
MADRID SKATEBOARDS, GULLWING TRUCKS AND OJ WHEELS. TOM GROHOLSKI AND I TEAMED UP TO WRITE THESE COMPANIES..TOM HELPED ME GET IN FIRST WITH MADRID AND THEN I WROTE SOME OTHER COMPANIES AND TOM AND I PULLED EACH OTHER UP THRU ALL THE CHANGES IN SKATEBOARDING.. WE WERE KIDS WITH BIG DREAMS AND WE PROTECTED THEM WITH OUR LIVES ATTACHED TO THEM..THAT'S WHY WE BOTH STILL SK8 ALL THE TIME TODAY. WE DON’T SEE EACH OTHER THAT MUCH BUT WE DO KEEP IN TOUCH..IT'S THE SAME AS WHEN WE WERE KIDS...GET OUT THERE AND MAKE YER MARK OR GRIND SOME COPING, OR DO BOTH AND HAVE GREAT MUSIC TO LISTEN TO..DO IT ALL.. IT’S HERE FOR US TO DO IT ALL...SKATEBOARDING IS THAT TO MOST OF US..
What series did you skate in up north?
I SKATED THE MESS SERIES WITH TOM..WE TRAVELED IN HIS TRUCK AND WE HIT AS MANY CONTEST AS WE COULD..THAT'S WHERE WE ALL STARTED MEETING EACH OTHER.. KONA CONTEST ALSO IN 82...TONS FO GOOD FRIENDS, TONS OF GREAT PEOPLE PUTTING RAMPS UP AND DEALING WITH CRAZY ASS KIDS ON SKATEBOARDS. AMAZING TIMES...
When did you start busting out with those super bad laybacks man?
I STARTED DOING LAYBACKS WHEN I FRIST SAW SHOGU KUBO DO ONE IN A MAG..I LEARNED LAYBACKS ON A BANKED WALL AT EASY RIDER WHEN I WAS 14 AND THEN I SAW DUANE PETERS DO LAYBACK ROLL OUTS IN SKATEBOARDER MAG AND THEN WE ALL GOT TO SESSION WITH HIM AT CHERRY HILL SKATEPARK...HE WAS RIPPING THEM IN THE RIGHT HAND KIDNEY.. I DECIDED TO THROW ONE UP ON COPING...AFTER A DAYS WORTH OF TRYING THEM WHEN I WAS 15, I FINALLY MADE THE TRICK MY OWN..I HAD BERT REVERTS WIRED ON VERT FOR THE LONGEST..CHERRY HILL SK8 PARK....MANG,,THAT PLACE DID WONDERS FOR ME AND PUSHING THE LIMITS....
Let’s get back to your earliest musical influences? What bands hyped you up so much that you knew that this was the direction you wanted to pursue?
BAD BRAINS,JIMI HENDRIX,JAMES BROWN,LARRY GRAHM,SLY STONE,STEVIE WONDER, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, PARLIMENT FUNKADELIC AND A BUNCH MORE..ANY MUSIC THAT SOUNDED LIKE FREEDOM I GOT INTO...DEVO,THE CLASH, BASEMENT FIVE,THE PROFESSIONALS AND THE SEX PISTOLS TOO..THE ENTIRE PUNK MOVEMENT MASHED UP WITH THE HIPPIE MOVEMENT IN FUNK, ROCK, REGGEA, BLUES..MY PARENTS LISTENED TO A BUNCH OF MUSIC..PUNK WAS MY OWN TO GET INTO..IT'S LIKE ME WITH MY KIDS...THEY HAVE LISTENED TO WHAT I COULD BRING TO THEM AND NOW THEY LISTEN TO WHAT MAKES THEIR LIVES RIGHT...
What was or is your favorite thing about music and skateboarding?
MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT MUSIC AND SKATEBOARING IS EVERYTIME WE TRY TO PIGEON HOLE THEM THEY BOTH CHANGE ON US AND THEN WE HAVE TO CATCH UP..THEY ARE BOTH NEVER ENDING DOMINANT FORCES....
Now Chuck, you’ve worked with some very talented artists in the music industry, what was your participation and whom were some of those artists?
HERE'S SOME INFO FER YAH. ALL LOVE CREATED HERE IN THIS INFORMATION..
Chuck Treece Discography
Solo Recordings
Tent, Transform, 215 Records, 2001. Producer, writer, arranger, and all
instruments.
Happy Birthday EP, 215 Records, 1999. Producer, writer, arranger, and all
instruments.
Dreamin’, Caroline Records, 1991. Producer, writer, arranger, and all
instruments.
Studio Recordings
Leiana, Page, 2005. Producer, writer, arranger, and drums.
Avant, Interscope Records, Produced by Scott Storch, 2005. Guitar, bass, and drums.
Busta Rhymes, Produced by Scott Storch, 2005.
Nikka Costa, “Matter of Time” (King Britt remix), Virgin Records, 2005. Bass.
Sean Paul, Produced by Scott Storch, 2005.
Sister Gertrude, Ropeadope Records, 2005. Bass.
Esthero, “If the Mood” and “Fast Lane”, Warner Brothers Records, 2004. Bass and drums.
Graph Nobel, Black Corners Records/Sony Canada/USA, 2004. Bass and drums.
Tamyra Gray, “You’re a Star”, 19 Records, Produced by Scott Storch, 2004. Guitar.
Kevin Little, “Sign Your Name”, Atlantic Records, produced by Scott Storch, 2004. Bass and
guitar.
Sly Boogie, “What’s My Name”, J Records, Produced by Scott Storch, 2004. Bass.
Jazzy Jeff, Magnificent, “We Live in Philly’, BBE records, 2003. Guitar.
Kindred, Surrender to Love, Hidden Beach Records, 2003. Bass, drums, and guitars.
Appleton (formerly All Saints), “Don’t Worry” (King Britt remix), Polydor Records, 2002. Bass and
guitar.
Tommy Guerrero, Tommy Guerrero and Gadget vs. The Jazz Cannon, “Get Out of Jail Free
Card”, Function 8 Records, 2002. Drums.
Angelique Kidjo, “Tumba” (King Britt remix), 2002. Bass and drums.
Kindred, “Let it All Go”, 2005. Drums.
Kindred, “Rhythm Of Life” (King Britt remix), 2002. Bass.
King Britt, Adventures in Lo Fi, “Super Star” featuring Ivanna Santilli, “Love’s Time” featuring
Alma, BBE Records, 2002. Bass, guitar, and drums.
ObaFunke, Cosmoafrique, “Freedom”, Fivesix Media, 2002. Guitar and Bass.
Philadelphia Experiment, Remix Album, “Miles Hit” (King Britt remix), Ropeadope Records,
2002. Bass and Guitar.
Res, How I Do, “They Say Vision”, MCA Records, 2002. Drums.
Rosey, “Love”, Island Def Jam Records, 2002. Bass.
Jody Watley, “The Essence” (King Britt remix), 2002. Bass.
AM 60, “Just a Dream” (remix), Shifty Disco Records, 2001. Co-producer, bass, drums, and
guitar.
A-UN Brothers, Dash, Maxell Records, Japan, 2001. Drums.
Miles Jaye, “I’ve Been a Fool” (remix), Black Tree Records, 2001. Co-producer and drums.
McRad, Absence of Sanity, Uprising Records, 2001 re-release. Co-Producer, drums, guitar, and
vocals.
TM Stevens, Shoka Zooloo, JVC International, Japan, 2001. Drums.
Huffamoose, Shanachie Records, 2000. Drums.
The Jazzyfatnastees, The Once and Future, “The Wound” and “Unconventional Ways”,
Motive/MCA Records, 2000. Bass and guitar.
Neysa, Up and Tao, Sister Melody Records, 2000. Producer, bass, drums and guitar.
Q & the JP Struggles, Q & the JP Struggles, Struggle Free Inc., 2000. Drums, bass, guitar, and
co-producer.
Joseph Parson, Joseph Parson, Blue Rose Records, 1999. Drums.
Buck-O-Nine, Libido, TVT Records, 1998. Drums.
G. Love and Special Sauce, Yeah, It’s That Easy, Epic Records, Produced by Dave “Stiff”
Johnson, 1997. Bass and drums.
David Garza, This Euphoria, Lava/Atlantic Records, Produced by Dave “Stiff Johnson”,1998.
Bass and drums.
Other Session Recordings
The Cult, remix single, Produced by the Butcher Brothers. Bass and Guitar.
Bob Dylan, “Dignity” (remix), Columbia Records, Produced by the Butcher Brothers. Rhythm
guitar and background vocals.
The Goats, “Typical American” (remix), “Digs Dugs” (remix), “Rumblefish” (remix), “Skitzo” (co-
writer), Ruffhouse Records, Produced by Joe Nicolo. Bass and drums.
Amy Grant, “House Of Love”, A&M Records, Produced by the Butcher Brothers. Bass.
Billy Joel, River of Dreams, “River of Dreams”, Columbia Records, Produced by the Butcher
Brothers. Bass.
Pearl Jam, Live From Las Vegas special double 7”, “I’ll Swallow My Pride”. Drums.
Schoolly D, Where I’m From, Ruffhouse/Columbia Records. Bass.
Sting, “When We Dance” (Euro remix), A&M Records, Produced by Phil Nicolo. Bass.
Luther Vandross, “Love the One You’re With” (Remix), A&M Records, Produced by Phil Nicolo.
Bass.
Film and Television
Cellular, Featuring music by Lottery (with G. Love). Drums and bass.
Clueless, television series theme song. Bass.
IAM.com, Featuring music by 3 7000 9, Motive Entertainment, Directed by Spike Lee. Drums.
The Jersey Guy, independent film soundtrack, drums and percussion.
Late Night with Conan O’Brian, featuring live music by Urge Overkill. Bass.
MTV’s The Real World, Featuring music by AM60, Shifty Disco Records. Bass and guitar.
Shopping, “Water Pistol Man”, Co-written with Michael Franti (Spearhead). Guitar and bass.
White Bread, Featuring music by AM60, Shifty Disco Records. Bass and Guitar.
Live Performances
Chuck has toured all over the world with a wide variety of bands. His most recent appearances include touring with Leiana and McRad (SXSW and tour), and a performance with G. Love & Special Sauce at the Hurricane Katrina benefit and the winter X Games. He has played bass for Slighty Stoopid (2004 Tour), The Goats (Ruffhouse Records), King Britt (Ruffhouse) and Urge Overkill (Geffen) and Chrissy Hynde of the Pretenders, guitar for the Disposable Heroes of Hypocrisy, D’Angelo (Cheeba Sound/Virgin) and drums for Bad Brains (Maveric), G. Love & Special Sauce (Epic), Huffamoose (Shanachie Records), The Roots (MCA/Motive Records), Black Lily (MCA/Motive Records) backing Jill Scott, Jaguar, Kindred and the Jazzy Phatnastees, Tommy Guerrero (Mo Wax Records), Miles Jaye (Black Tree Records), Bilal (Interscope Records), Star Cullars and Lige Cury of P-Funk, AM60 (Shifty Disco), TM Stevens (NAMM Show 2001/2002/Guitar and Bass Day, Mexico City), Teddy Pendergras (Republican Convention 2000), Rosey (Island Def Jam) opening act for Melissa Etheridge, TM Stevens, Bill Dickens, Victor Bailey (Sam Ash Bass Day Clinic), Will Lee, Hirom Bullock, TM Stevens (NAMM 2002/Dean Markley Booth also a Tour for Ampeg and Crate Amps (Jay Hayes, guitar) in Mexico 2003/playing drums).
BAM! So you have been on stage at least once or twice, LOL! You are da man!
What was the last skate competition you remember skating in?
WAKING UP EVERYDAY AND GIVING THANX..THAT'S THE FIRST AND LAST COMPETITION WE ALL HAVE TO DEAL WITH..THE EVENTS IN BETWEEN ARE JUST MEMORIES TO KEEP US ALIVE..
What do you think about today’s skateboarders and the on going battle between street and vert skateboarding?
AS I SAID BEFORE SKATEBOARDING WILL NEVER LET US WIN ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER..IT'S SKATEBOARDING IF IT AIN'T ABOUT SKATEBOARDING IT'S SOMETHING I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT..SET UP A BOARD AND RIDE..WITHOUT YER HEALTH AND PROPER ENERGY AIN'T NOTHING HAPPENING..
I keep finding old Thashers with AD’s featuring you in them! Do you have copies of all that stuff?
I NEED COPIES OF ALL OF THOSE AT SOME POINT AND ALSO I NEED SOME NICE BACKSIDE AIR PICK IN POWER EDGE..WOULD LIKE TO GET A COPY OF ALL THE EVENTS I HAVE HAD A PART IN WITH SKATEBOARDING AND MUSIC.
When did you become a father and how has that affected your outlook on music and skateboarding?
I BECAME DAD AT AGE 31. LOOKING BACK ON IT NOW I FEEL LIKE I WAS 16 GOING THRU ALL OF THAT DAD STUFF...I TRIPPED ON HOW THE WORLD CHANGED RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE AND NOW MY OLDEST IS TALLER THAN ME AND IN HIS OWN BAND ALREADY..I HAVE FOUR KIDS AND I LOVE EVERY MINUTE OF DEALING WITH THE PRESSURE OF BEING THE GUY THAT I GAVE SO MUCH CRAP TO...DAD..MY DAD, MY GIRLFRIENDS DAD'SMY FRIENDS DAD..WE NEVER THINK ABOUT HOW WE GROW UP UNTIL WE HAVE TO RAISE TO TAKE CAR OF SOMEONE WE LOVE TO THE BONE. EVEN IF THE LOVE LAST FOR FIVE MUNTES..ONCE YOU FOCUS IN LIKE THAT WITH LOVE YER LIFE IS CHANGED FOREVER....
Your kids are beautiful man, I wish I had started when you did or a little earlier, I still don’t have any!
LOL!
Where are you residing these days?
PHILLY,PA
How many hours a day are you making music?
AS MANY AS I CAN FIT IN AS THE DAY GOES ON, SOMETIMES IT'S ALL IN MY BRAIN...MUSIC IS ALWAYS RECORDED REGARDLESS IF WE LIKE IT OR NOT...IT'S PERFECTING THE ART OF HOW WE RECORD MUSIC THAT ROCKS..IF ALL PEOPLE RECORDED AND NO ONE HAD A CHANCE TO LEARN AND LISTEN IN THERE WOULD BE NO MUSIC. IT WOULD ALL BE IN THE SHADOWS ON OUR MINDS.
Do you sleep with songs popping out in your dreams, or do you work songs out while you’re awake?
MUSIC COMES IN HOW THE AIR COMES IN. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT MUSIC YOU GET CREATIVE THOUGHTS, MAKING THOSE CREATIVE THOUGHTS INTO IDEAL THAT PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND IS COMPLETELY SEPERATED FROM MUSIC..MUSIC IS LIFE. WITHOUT MUSIC THERE'S NOTHING...NOTHING....
Do you get to skate much anymore?
I SKATE ABOUT 2 TO THREE TIME A WEEK. I SESSION FDR SK8PARK AND ALTER ST WAREHOUSE IN PHILLY...I GET OUT TO BAM'S ONCE IN A WHILE. I ALSO I GET TO SKATE PLACES AND PARKS THAT MCRAD PLAYS...STOKED ON THAT. NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE LONGBOARD PHASE OF MY SKATING..WANNA LOBBY FOR MAKING LONGBOARD FLOW PARKS. THAT WOULD ROCK...
What’s your quiver like these days?
I RIDE A TOTALLY SK8 DECK, BONES WHEELS,ACE TRUCKS, PROJECTS GRIP TAPE AND ROBOT GUTS..I JUST LINKED UP WITH A COMPANY CALL BAMBUSA SKATEBOARDS...THEY ARE USING BAMBOO AND MAPLE TO MAKE DECKS. CHECK OUT ROBOT GUTS..THEY ARE FAMILY AND GOOD FAMILY TOO SK8RZ!
Who are still your favorite skaters?
TOM GROHOLSKI, BAM, FDR LOCALS, JR R.I.P...ALTER ST LOCALS. ALL THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE TO SKATEBOARD REGARDLESS OF WHAT TRICKS THEY DO...KIERAN TREECE, ISAAC TREECE, AND STACY PERALTA...
I want to thank you for sending me those fresh tracks from you and RES! Killer stuff!
IT WAS AMAZING TO WORK WITH RES..WE JUST DID WHAT WE KNEW AND ALL THIS MUSIC STARTING HAPPENING IN THE STUDIO. BIG UPS TO SANTI WHITE AND MARTIN MCKINNEY FOR HAVING ON THE LP. RES ALSO...SHE IS FAMILY..PHL MUSIC..
You can keep that stuff coming all you want! LOL!
I WILL LACE YA WITH MUSIC AS IT COMES THRU....
What are your current goals?
MY GOALS ARE TO STAY HEALTHY AND TO STAY VIBRANT.ALSO TO HONOR MY PEW GRANT I JUST WON...I AM APART OF THE PEW FELLOWSHIP NOW AND ALSO AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF NARAS, THE GRAMMY FOUNDATION, BE A BETTER FATHER TO MYSELF AND MY KIDS..
Will you always skateboard?
I WILL ALWAYS SK8..IF WE DESIGN PARK FOR ALL SORT OF SKATERS THINGS WILL BE NICE OF THE BODY...IT'S LIKE BIKE RIDING, ROLLER SKATING OR WALKING.....ALL YOUTH SPIRITED EVENTS..THE GO FOR IT IS UP TO THE PERSON WHO GETS INTO THAT FRAME OF MIND...
Looking back on your youth, what memory makes you smile the most?
HAVING A SET OF PARENTS I COULD LEARN FROM AND LOOKING BACK TO LOOK ON..SO MUCH WE TAKE FOR SAKE OF THE MOMENT..OUR BRAINS WORK BECAUSE OF THE MOMENTS..IF YOU CAN SMILE YER LIVING LIFE RIGHT....
I want to thank you Chuck for taking the time to answer a few questions for Coping Block.
THANK YOU CLEO. SO STOKED YOU PUT YER LIFE ON THE LINE FOR SKATEBOARDING. WE ALL WILL BENEFIT FROM COPING BLOCK.
Any shout outs or words of encouragement for those people who read this?
ALL SHOUT OUT TO EVERYONE DOING WHAT THEY LOVE TO DO.
KEEP YER DREAMS AND GOALS MOVING..KEEP YER FAMILY IN A GOOD PLACE WHEN YA CAN..TRAVEL AND SEE THE WORLD AND MAKE HISTORY OF WHAT WE ALL CALL LIFE..
SHOUT OUT FOR DAZE
Let’s skate dude!
Push, Carve, Grind!
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