January 12, 2009 @ 7:35 AM
A Life Less Ordinary:
Sebastian O’Connor
The idea of a next generation talent is one that skateboarding throws up all the time but seldom delivers. Flex is absolutely a next generation talent. 540’s where there should only be 360’s, into everything, out of anything, grace, power and finesse all in one chap. Flex is amazing at skateboarding, straight up. But that is only part of his story.
The scene: a dive bar in the afternoon. Sebastian O’ Connor looks a little uneasy as a camcorder is switched on at table level. He lights the first of many cigarettes.
Interview by Julien Duval
Fs board. Ph: Sem
Full name, age, and where were you born?
Sebastian Sean O’ Connor, and I was born in Denmark.
And how old are you?
I’m 20.
Where in Denmark?
Odense. Its one and a half hours by train from Copenhagen.
And always in Odense?
Not only in Odense. Should I tell about the whole…
Tell whatever you want. Whatever you want people to know about you.
…but its crazy about that because I was moved around a lot.
Fakie bigflip. Ph: Benjamin
With your parents?
No, the government took me away from my parents and put me at first with foster parents. To begin with, it was just at weekends (that) a family took care of me…