Manual Magazine

TALK TURKEY TUESDAY WITH NICK BRIGHT

Posted by Jake Mein on Tuesday February 16 2010


All photos & interview by William van der Vliet.

Dudstown local Nick Bright fiends for this weeks TTT.

How old are you?
Twenty Four

Where are you from?
Fairfield in Dunedin

Where do you live?
Mosgiel in Dunedin

Best thing about your hometown?
Mellow, laid back pace of Dunedin. The Hills


Kickflip. Photo: William van der Vliet.

Who makes it possible? (sponsors)
Quest, Fresh Grip, ABC flow

Who are you five favourite upstarts? (grommets)
Tori Barnes
PJ
Adam Mutch
Micheal Robertson
Joel Stirling

Who are you five favourite legends?
Ronnie Creager
Mike Carroll
John Cardiel
Arto Saari
Bjorn Johnston


Frontside Smith grind. Photo: William van der Vliet.

What are your favourite five video parts?
Jamie Thomas – Mislead Youth
Mike Carroll – Transworld Modus Operandi
Tom Penny – Transworld Anthology
Bob Burnquist – Extremely Sorry
Chris Haslam and Daewon Song – Cheese & Crackers

Top 5 youtube vids?
I am still on dialup.

Favourite Quote?
Fiend Hard!

Best city for skateboarding?
Christchurch


Frontside Nosebluntslide. Photo: William van der Vliet.

Favourite song?

Peeping Tom – Mojo

Favourite Park?
Fairfield, or more lately Queenstown

Favourite Magazine cover?
Thrasher – September 1997
Danny Way – Backside Noseblunt slide on Pontiac

What are your bad habits?
Speeding and loss of Traction


Melon to fakie. Photo: William van der Vliet .


What’s the worst thing about skateboarding in NZ?
All the grit on the roads especially over winter, and the wind.

What’s the best thing about skateboarding in NZ?
Being able to skate anywhere. Don’t really get kicked out from anywhere.

  • Adrian

    YEEEAAAAH NICK! half cab crook revert on that bars insane!

  • demi

    loss of traction

  • johnny

    god damn it dudes like a little bogan ninja that rolls more fresh than hesh .. dudderss its like cow titties and udders and nick is busy milking hammers from the tits of nz

  • dave barrell

    ripping, good too see the next generation of daggers coming through, keep shredding ,

    from dave barrell, daggers of the nineties

  • jack

    good to finally see someone do that gap at kavanagh

  • billy gow

    go tori barnes

  • cologne

    yeah bro good to see some raw SI spots
    speak soon

  • Scott

    Yeah boi fiend hard

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  • Pelv

    Oh fiend hard nick, fiend harrrrrddddd!!!

  • Tom Ehmaster

    Yuss this is Fiend HARRD!
    Yeah boi! Bit behind the times tho haha
    Hope ya showing Oz how we Fiend, HARRRRRD!