Manual Magazine

TALK TURKEY TUESDAY WITH ARTHUR KAY

Posted by Jake Mein on Tuesday September 21 2010

Fresh from his interview in MM#39, Arthur Kay steps into the Turkey arena.

Date of birth?
25.03.88

Where are you from?
TIMARU

Where are you currently and why?
Melbourne because all my homies live here. Lots of smooth ground around

Lovely people that give you stuff are?
Woolworths carrots and victims

Favourite movie quote?
If Alec Paul was an actor: “Jeans is jeans, chicken’s chicken, skaters we live til we die!”


Switch backside tailslide. Photo: Richard Doran.

Favourite beverage?
Cheap booze

Favourite skate video when you were a grommet?
I watched too many videos to remember just one. City Stars was dope and all the New Zealand films were sick too

Favourite skate photo of all time:
James cover of NZ Skateboarder and if Muska had a photo of his switch flip over the picnic table in Guilty it would be that

Song with the highest playcount in your iTunes
I don’t own iTunes. But I’d say some Big L

Favorite thing to do when not skateboarding?
Eat and wank

Funniest clip on YouTube is:
At the moment: Alf Stuart Rape Dungeon clip

One spot/skate park for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Timaru train station, Timaru Bay Skate and MACBA


Nollie 360 flip. Photo and portrait: Luc Lacey.

One trick for the rest of your life?
Frontside shuvits

Where will skateboarding be in 10 years?
Probably dead! Either that or dog 10 trick ledge combos

Pro you wanted to be when you were a kid?
Muska

Skater that inspires you the most now?
Snape


Switch backside flip. Photo: Luc Lacey.

Skateboarding in New Zealand needs?
Naked chicks waxing ledges? Can’t think of much else

Predictions for next year?
Same as this year

  • tom the grom

    That nollie 3 flip spot looks RIDIC

  • wokwok

    yeah Kay, good shit homie!

  • cologne boy

    loving the raw dog bro!
    fish and chip fridays as fuck
    Bangin’

  • http://manual? addish

    legit levels through the roof…less!

  • Sparrow

    Nollie 3 flip spot looks like Euston Banks in London MEGA BUST

  • lurker

    sooooooo legit

  • Ben Morice

    Lots of switch. Dope c**t!

  • RESN97

    OH FARK YES

  • duck

    738 nikkaaaaaaaah

  • http://lcbskate.com bryce the patriotic kiwi

    peep- the corpsed out hobo steez on the sw bac T

  • nick

    fuck yeah marther ..

  • L K

    Forgot about Kay……. switch tres in the bay haha…. legit son