VICE: Dear Thom,
I need an angle for this article on you. I feel like I have to mention the whole “skateboarders that do art” thing (Ed Templeton, Mike Mills, Phil Frost, Neil Blender, Ryan McGinness, Mark Gonzales, Thomas Campbell, Chris Johanson, Lori D, etc.) but that “their bones got too brittle so now they’re artists” thing is done to death.
Thom Lessner
What about how none of these guys can really draw or paint that well? Skating is all about bailing and trying new tricks and fucking up and trying again—-the art seems to reflect that.
Yeah, I’ll mention that. I also want to get into how you always draw and paint rock bands.
No.
I need an angle for this article on you. I feel like I have to mention the whole “skateboarders that do art” thing (Ed Templeton, Mike Mills, Phil Frost, Neil Blender, Ryan McGinness, Mark Gonzales, Thomas Campbell, Chris Johanson, Lori D, etc.) but that “their bones got too brittle so now they’re artists” thing is done to death.
Thom Lessner
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Yeah, I’ll mention that. I also want to get into how you always draw and paint rock bands.
No.
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