Jason Dill Profile: From Hell to ‘Fucking Awesome’ | “I was a pro skateboarder who wouldn’t look at a magazine or touch a skateboard for a year.”
A full Jason Dill profile doesn’t happen every day. One of the most flamboyant, creative, fashionable, and quotable skaters of all time makes for one hell of a talk. The profile piece covers most of his life beyond skateboarding – including booze and drug addiction, etc. – and the creation of Fucking Awesome.
Samples:
“As Dill reflects back on these early years, he sighs quizzically at how much he was able to get away with: “What kid goes to school until he’s 14 years old, drops out, and then flies around the planet? Usually you get the reverse. You drop out of school and you have to get a job at the gas station. I got rewarded. Skateboarding rewarded me. Skateboarding is totally insane. There have been plenty of times when I should have been demoted, but I was rewarded. Rewarded for my bad behavior.””
“I was a pro skateboarder who wouldn’t look at a magazine or touch a skateboard for a year. Because what I was, was a product flying around the world.””
“But Dill is not one to stay on track: “Almost a year and a half ago, I had my first intervention with a bunch of friends. What can I say? I love drugs. All that AA and stuff, I just can’t do it. I get the system, but it’s just not for me. But hey, I’m an asshole. If I stopped smoking weed, what would I do? Start hiking? I don’t even know if I like hiking.””
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