Don't get wrapped up in what's cool or what tricks to do, what clothes to wear, or what board to ride. Just the number one thing to remember is why you started skating. And that was for fun. For all those serious skaters out there, no, I definitely cannot do the switch nose grind to 360. I don't think I've ever tried that one.
Some people like really technical tricks, some people like frontside airs.
No tattoos, but Powell makes fake tattoos. And I wear them sometimes. But I don't subscribe to that. I think that the people who do subscribe to that fear that skateboarding is going to lose its roots. Skateboarding has always been a very hardcore, backyard sport.