1991 For Some People Was

Columbia Heights Was A Poor, Messed Up Area, And The Church Was In The Middle Of It. What Happened Inside Was A Reflection Of The Community. I Actually Saw My First Rock Concert On The Altar Of That Church [st. Stephen's].

We Had Punks Literally Protesting Fugazi. I Respect A Boycott. I Respect A Conscionable Boycott, But Of All Bands To Boycott? Fight Crime. If You Really Want To Get Out There, Go Fight Crime.

I Just Have Work To Do; I Just Do It.

I'd Much Rather Talk To A 30-year Old That Survived Rough Times In Their Lives [practicing Straight Edge] Rather Than Someone That Was Harmed By A Culture Of Violence.

Skateboarding Is Not A Hobby. And It Is Not A Sport. Skateboarding Is A Way Of Learning How To Redefine The World Around You. For Most People, When They Saw A Swimming Pool, They Thought, ‘let's Take A Swim.' But I Thought, ‘let's Ride It.' When They Saw The Curb Or A Street, They Would Think About Driving On It. I Would Think About The Texture. I Slowly Developed The Ability To Look At The World Through Totally Different Means.