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For the fourth installment of his “Artist Talk” series on the YouTube Reserve Channel, Pharrell Williams interviews the bird man, Tony Hawk. The two obviously fascinating with the sport of skateboarding discuss how Tony discovered skating including memories of Mount Trashmore in Virginia Beach as well as the adrenaline he still gets after landing a trick for the first time.
Pharrell brings up accusations of Tony “selling out” moving into the corporate world as Bird man discusses how important his “Tony Hawk” video game series has been to make skaters proud of a game. Pharrell touches on the excitement N.E.R.D. gets while performing with their skating heroes and close out with discussing landing the 900.
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From his first deck to Birdhouse to Boom Boom Huck Jam to a video game empire Tony Hawk talks to Pharrell Williams about experiencing things that were beyond his imagination as a kid. Tony talks about the evolution of skateboarding and the challenges that he still looks forward to as a skater and a businessman.