PHILOSOPHICAL WITH TONY ALVA

Tony Alva is one of skateboarding’s legends.

There’s no doubt about that. But by his own admission, he was also a massive egomaniac, an alcoholic and a womaniser. At 61-years-old, Alva has been through a lot and turned some positive corners along the way. So when TA came to Sydney for the House of Vans in early 2019, we caught up for a chat about how he’s survived 50 years of skateboarding.

Futuristic boards, beautiful skateparks

I started at 10, riding clay wheels and a hand-shaped piece of wood with roller skate trucks on it – whatever I could get. I think I