Realize Zine Issue #8

What would you say is the connection between graffiti/street art and skateboarding?

First off, when I was growing up skaters were an extremely creative bunch. Most of the dudes I grew up skating with had other creative outlets.

So it think it is natural that a lot of skateboards got into graffiti and hiphop. Street skaters spend all their time out in the city and see what happening out there. Looking for a good spot to skate is the same as looking for a good spot to paint. We look at cities in very differently than most people and see potential everywhere. Also they are both rebellious, I spent my childhood getting chased out of spots by security guards and angry citizens that couldn’t understand why we would want to jump down a set of stairs.