Karma Tsocheff Interview Interview by Steve Skrzypek Photo Courtesy of Consolidated Skateboards
Name: Karma Tsocheff DOB:12/25/72 Hometown: Visalia, CA
Current Location:San Francisco, CA Sponsors: Consolidated, Spitfire, ACE, Vans, Sabre Years Skating:I've been skating 23 years and pro for 18 of those years.
What is your favorite obstacle to skate?
Jersey barriers
Who do you normally skate with? Sean Guiterrez, Doug Saenz, Jonah Dolese, Roberto Aleman, Tanner Zelinsky
What are your top five favorite video parts?
1. Gonz in "Gnar Gnar" 2. Julien Stanger in "Sky Pager" 3. John Cardiel in the first Spitfire video 4. Jason Jesse in "Streets on Fire"
5. Emmanuel Guzman in "Out There"
When you were coming up, how did you get your big break?
I had a friend who was doing art and working for Thrasher and he passed my name along to Jim Muir ( RedDog from DTS )
What's your daily routine like?
Depends on the day -- my wife and I
have a 6 month old son, Parker, whom I watch twice a week - so on my
days with him there's not much skating yet -- the rest of the week I'm
either skating, playing music or working a stagehand job.
What is your favorite country to skate? Vilnius, Lithuania
What are your plans for the future?
Skate, film another video part, more interviews & photos, finish the record with my band, AM Magic: www.ammagicmusic.com, and try to make more time for my wife and son.
Would you rather? Back smith, or Front smith:Back Smith
Travel or be home:Home Restaurant or Home cooked meal:Home cooked meal Street or Tranny?:Street
What would your dream session be, and who would be there? Micasa ( lost skatepark in Japan ) Jake Phelps, Richard Paez, AndyRoy, Sean Gutierrez, Steve Bailey, Pete the Ox, Peter Hewitt, Joey Tershay and Maru.
Word association: George Bush- Josh Brolin Consolidated- Debunker Family- Values X-Games- get some if you got it Obama- President McCain- NOT President Skateboarding- a way of life
It's been said that you have one of the best styles ever, and i wholeheartedly agree. In you're opinion who's got the best?
Regular Footer: Christian Hosoi -- for a goofy footer: Gonzo
Top five skateboarders of all time?
1. Jay Adams 2. Tony Alva 3. Tommy Guerrero 4. Eric Koston 5. Bob Burnquist
Anyone
you would like to thank? Everyone at High Speed Production, Jake
Phelps, Mark Whitely - and everyone at Deluxe and Consolidated -- and
to anyone who has ever bought one of my boards, I thank you from the
bottom of my heart.
Last words? I thought the rain was bad,
come to find out there was a drought, I thought the rain was good, come
to find out there was a flood.
