This interview was the main feature of the January 2008 issue of Skateboarder. Fred talks about destroying hotel rooms on tour, owing the IRS over 20 grand in unpaid taxes, and much more. He's one of the most interesting and entertaining people to have picked up a skateboard, and this interview gives a small window into what his life was like at this time. Words by Chris Nieratko and photos by Jonathan Mehring.
I remember reading this interview over and over when I first got the issue in the mail, fascinated with how casually he talked about owing the IRS so much money. It's amazing to see how much Fred has pulled his life together recently, and he's still ripping to this day!
One last thing: if I recall correctly, there isn't much of a backstory to the photo with Fred & the butcher outside of a slaughterhouse. I believe what Mehring told me was that they were drive around one day and saw the guy standing there, and thought it would be a cool picture to get.
Fred also had the cover of this issue (photo by Mehring)...
...and here's an ad for his Ipath shoe that he talked about in the interview.
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