How does the shoe feel compared to previous Supra models?

Well I was always skating the Cuba before, the slip on. That one tends to become a bit loose since it’s a slip on, so they just took the sole of the slip on and put laces on it. So it’s the perfect sole – I don’t even skate the slip on, the Cuba anymore, I just skate this now. There’s more support but it’s still got the same simple, thin feel to it so it’s perfect. I’m really happy with them, they’re really good for skating in.

Let’s go back to the beginning – when did you start skating and what started it?

I lived in the States, but I remember before that when I lived in the South of France I rolled around on skateboards; on my ass and stuff, but nothing really. Then in the States I went to a friend’s house, he had a skateboard and was trying to ollie. I ended up trying an ollie and did one in, like, two minutes or something so I was like “Damn, I need more of this”. I ended up kinda stealing his board – I kinda borrowed it and never gave it back – and from there it never stopped really. It’s fucked up really, to think from that day it was just on 100%, every day.

The same thing happened with me when my sister got a board for Christmas as a kid and that got ‘borrowed’.

It’s insane! Because other sports you’ll go like “I got training on Fridays” and shit, while with this – with this, from the moment you start, you’re fucked [laughs]. Every day! So that’s how I started skateboarding.

Having lived in the US for a while as a kid and having been back recently with Supra, how does it compare from a European perspective skate-wise?

Well it depends where you go. I mean New York has that kind of European vibe, I really like New York. But with LA it’s a completely different world. Everything is way more planned out, everything is so far apart. You’re so spread out in those cities, Los Angeles especially. You have to plan your days and exactly where you’re going to go because you get to a spot, it takes two hours and you might just get kicked out in a minute. So if you don’t have a plan of where you want to go next you might end up doing another three hours of driving. I’ve never done as much driving as I did in LA.

What other bands and artists fire the session?

Sabbath always works…Sabbath, and I’ve been listening to lots of Pink Floyd in the van. But it depends, there’s a music for every session. You get gnarly when you put Sabbath on, that works for sure. But I listen to a little bit of everything, I don’t have kind of a cult following of one genre.

You spend a lot of time fishing right? Did that or skating come first?

Fishing for sure – I went fishing a lot as a kid. I don’t do it enough anymore, I don’t have enough time. I usually go fishing in Sweden for a month, but I didn’t last year and don’t think I can this year. When I was living in Barcelona I tried fishing in the sea, but I’m more of a lake fisher than a sea fisher. So I don’t have much time for fishing now, but I’ll figure something out when I’m a bit older, look for somewhere I can fish close to where I live. Fishing near Paris isn’t the easiest though…

Above – Probably a first as Oscar ollies the rail to 50-50 on the top step – Photo Horse 

Did you find that one helped train your patience to improve the other?

Yeah for sure. I mean it depends what you’re fishing for, but in Sweden we fish for pikes and so it’s not the slow fishing, you’re always throwing, reeling in. It’s kind of like you’re hunting for fish on your little boat in the middle of nowhere out in nature [laughs], I like it! But yea the patience is useful. When you get a fish and you’ve waited – sometimes you’ve waited for three days and then you get a fish – then you’re stoked…dinner is served! [laughs].

Watching your footage I can definitely see a link back to a 90s ATV approach to skating – Speyer, Senn, Drehobl etc. Who influenced you skate-wise growing up?

Well we were talking about this the other day; it’s more like, I kind of skate things that are easiest for me. All the shit I do is kind of what comes naturally…what feels easier for me. All the ledge tricks and shit I do I properly had to learn them, those were hard to learn…I do a lot of ollies anyway [laughs]. I mean for sure there are skaters who influenced me, but I was never the big fan of one skater – like, “oh my god, this guy is the best” – I’ve never been like that. I mean I’ve always watched skate videos but my skating is just what comes naturally. I’ll steal some tricks here and there for sure…if I can do them! But otherwise, just what is natural.

Cheers man, that seems like a good point to finish on!