Eric Koston Interview
 Cold call is a new thing we’re going to be doing. Each month we’ll feature a quick, two-minute, retarded “interview” to some unexpecting skater. What better way to set it off then with the best dude ever, Eric Koston?
Is it true you bought all your old éS footage so no one would ever see it?
Yes, we did buy it for a large, undisclosed amount of money but not so that it would never be seen. We used some of it in Fully Flared. We’ll probably just let the rest of it rot. Maybe someday we’ll stick it somewhere.
How do you feel about you’re little, bitch-princess, Kobe Bryant this year?
God. Whatever. I’m numb. Just play and shut. I’m definitely over him. The Shaq thing started rubbing me the wrong way, then he started raping chicks; he’s a kook, total kook but great basketball player though.
When the Lakers are losing, do you sometimes get happy when someone from the other team gets hurt really bad?
No, that’s messed. Bad karma. If the dude is likeable then it sucks. If it was Reggie Miller at his all-time, I-would-kick-his-ass-if-I-saw-him-on the-street prime, then maybe. I would be stoked a little bit if he rolled his ankle. But it’s still bad karma.
Do you feel the same way at skate contests?
Not at all. I don’t take skate contests as serious as I do watching a basketball game.
What if some dude with their name tattooed on their back repeatedly snakes you at the X-Games?
He has. What do you mean, IF? He has done it plenty of times, I don’t care. He can keep going all he wants. I’m in no rush.
Where does The Eric Koston put his boogers when he picks his nose?
Behind other friend’s couches or under their couch cushions. Actually they end up down the drain in the shower. I always blow my nose in the shower; it’s an Asian thing. Usually a good morning shower with hot water and steam will keep you clear for the rest of the day. Unless you find one. Like in traffic, if I find one, I’m a flicker. I’ll flick it out the window. I’m not going to leave it in the car. Unless if there’s a napkin handy.
Sometimes I feel bad and just stick them in my pocket.
No, What? I can’t do that. You just flick them; if you’re outdoors. If you’re indoors you can do the fingernail swipe on an old piece of paper and put it in the garbage can. You don’t need to be sticking them in your pocket.
You got married, are you planning on having kids?
Yeah, I want a little bastard. Or a girl.
How many people have you come across that have named their kid ‘Koston’?
Four. It was four that I knew of then Braydon Safranski told me that his brother had a son and he named him Koston. It’s a strong name. It has a lot of attitude.
And how does that make you feel, people naming their kids after you?
 It’s a little weird but it’s cool.
I don’t find it cool at all.
What if someone named their kid, Nieratko?
I would call that person and say, “You, my friend, are a retard.”
Maybe it’s not after me, maybe they just like the name. It’s not about me. It’s not always about me; I’m not going to be selfish here.
Have you considered naming your kid Koston?
Koston Koston? Uh…no. I’ll name him Rupert.
When Nike came knocking for Paul, how much money did they offer you to go too?
None. They didn’t. There could have been an offer out there but it was never brought to my attention.
I heard they offered you $25 million.
If that was true there’d be a big swoosh on my chest, are you kidding me?
You’re supposed to say they did and you turned it down for the love of the skater owned companies.
No, that’s what I meant. Not that there would be a big swoosh on my chest. What you said. But honestly they never came to me.
I read a Carroll interview recently where he was hating on people with agents in skateboarding. Was that directed at you?
I think so. Carroll made me fire mine. I manage myself now.
God. That sounds so difficult. When people tell you, you’re the greatest skater of all time do you ever say, “I know”?
Yup. No. I’ve never said that. Maybe I will now, just one time. No, I’d never.
Comments
Big Guns
25 Mar 2008, 20:19
Koston is special.
Nuff said.
lil' gunners
25 Mar 2008, 20:24
Why do some people call him froston??
julius
30 Mar 2008, 04:00
frosty is on point!!
EKP
15 May 2008, 15:10
LEGEND!
;o
18 May 2008, 19:35
ballsagna
;o
18 May 2008, 19:36
ballsagna
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