Click to snatch Kelly's anti-ageing secrets!
Never, not even in my kinkiest night thoughts, would I have imagined that one day Kelly Slater, forty-six next birthday, would be a spruiker for Volcom, young folks against the establishment etc.
But, here we are, a brave new world where anything seems possible, probable even.
And, below, is a short piece with Kelly Slater made by Volcom, where Kelly, with his usual transparency, treats the interview as if it’s a therapy session, bringing up the trouble father-son relationship, how he felt compelled to show his mother he wouldn’t bring his own world down with drink, gals that might not have been the right choice and, there, right at the end, his secret to eternal youth.
“You learn to the day you die,” says Kelly. “People ask me about longevity and keeping up with these young guys now and, ultimately, if your mind is not switched on and excited about things you grow old real fast. That’s when you age. Your body starts to go. You stop being excited about some goal to use that ability you have. I think life is over at that point.”
It ain’t bad advice.
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Has more ever been done with less? Poor, single parent, Syrian kid from rural Florida.
So, is Kelly now a Volcom team rider?
Did sponsoring the Fiji Pro BK OK?
He’s made the most out of his life, that’s true.
Is making
Life ends when you stop being excited! Silly me used to think it happened when your heart stopped beating. Fuck eating low fat, I’m gonna get me some excitement!
Wasn’t that the plot for a shithouse Jason Statham movie?