Flex O’Connor

January 12, 2009 @ 7:35 AM

What inspires you when you paint?
A lot of things…factories. When I look at factories, they inspire me. That was inspiration for one painting I made. I’m not quite done with it.

Is that going to be your graphic?
No, the inspiration for this board I’m getting on Alis is my aunt. A really nice lady, who also helped me a lot when I was small. She passed away, but she left me a Hawaiian shirt, with palm trees. It’s too small for me now, I can’t wear it any more, but I want to make the graphic like that, with her shadow falling across it as she dances on the beach.

Bigflip. Ph: Benjamin

What kind of music do you like?
Hip- hop. Reggae. Some other stuff.

Is there a good hip-hop scene in Denmark?
It’s okay, its alright. The older rappers are good, I got respect for them. But the new music…sucks.

Commercial?
It’s too much. Its becoming pop- rap.

What happened to you at Paral.lel?
Came to Paral.lel from Macba, just a chill skate. Tried to frontside flip the grate, board rolls away. I go to pick it up, but a cop beats me to it. So now I’ve got two cops asking me for my passport and then a big car rolls up behind me, stopping all the other skaters. So first he wants my passport, I say no, then he asks me for something else I don’t understand. He walks over to the car and I just peaced it out. Just bailed.

Who are you living with when Barcelona?
Milan, Pirkka and Winkle.

That’s a pretty eclectic bunch- a Croatian, a Dane, a Finn and Winkle is from Florida…
Yeah, it’s good. We got the view. We got the top terrace view over Paral.lel. It’s perfect.

Anybody you want to thank?
That’s the thing- there’s a thousand names. Naming them all might be difficult.

Bs noseblunt revert. Ph: Sem

Sebastian rides for Alis skateboards and clothing, C1RCA Europe, Spitfire and Thunder (Danish dist).

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