But the mainstreaming of the Original Troublemaker has not been without pitfalls. Patch said sales of some signature boards are hurt when the endorsing athlete goes the X Games route. To be a skateboarder, you're supposed to live on the street and all this crap. Guys I know are buying houses and having kids. That's more what I relate to.
Adulthood can do that to a guy.
Even a skate punk. It's part of what you go through. I was a jackass growing up. Did exactly what I wanted and nothing else. I've done that whole live-tough thing.