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BRENTON PRIESTLEY
BRENTON PRIESTLEY///INTERVIEW 7-10-14
So... Where you from and how old?
BRENTON: Melbourne Australia and I’m 25
When did you get into Wake?
BRENTON: Been wakeboarding since I was 7 years
old. Always hitting up the lake on family holiday.
I guess ever since then I haven’t stopped.
What’s the coolest thing about
Americans? What’s the worst thing
about Americans?
BRENTON: I find that a lot of Americans and the
friends I have in America are very similar to
Australians. And the worst thing? Probably when
people flip out on my accent and try to fuckin’
repeat it. That’s pretty annoying.
What’s the coolest moment for you
this year??
BRENTON: Um...Probably learning a Double Indy
Tantrum over a set-up out in Germany. That was a
pretty cool moment, to learn something new.
So... What kinda music you into?
BRENTON: I like a lot of Rock n’ Roll. Old 80’s
music and stuff.
What other sports you into?
BRENTON: Skateboarding, skydiving and surfing.I used
to snowboard. I kinda just like standing sideways.
So what you been working on?
BRENTON: Right now I’ve been working on a video
part and trying to winch a lot. Do some different
shit and hitting a lot of urban spots. I’ve been
filming since September and have only about 6 winch
spots. Lot of fuckin’ hard work, a lot of building
and lugging shit through the mud and hopping fences
and shit. Definitely not going and getting a gas
can and riding behind a boat for 30 minutes.
Hey, so is it true that wombat poop
is cubed? Does this mean they have a
square rectum?
BRENTON: Hu?... I don’t know? Where you getting
this information from? All I know is that
Wombats are gnarly little things. They’re so
solid, If you hit em with a boat trailer they’d
almost flip the boat trailer.
One thing you live by?
BRENTON: To live I guess! Living to work not
working to live.
What’s your overall thoughts on the
state of wakeboarding?
BRENTON: It’s only fuckin’ going forward. I mean
when I was younger I kinda had it in the back of
my mind that all the other sports were going to
look at wakeboarding like it’s going to be the
next rollerblading. But now with all the bigger
gaps and winching and all the shit we’re doing
like doubles and inventing new tricks, it’s only
going forward and getting crazier. I don’t think
it’s going anywhere and it’s good to be a part
of wakeboarding right now. It’s a lot of fun