Lone Expression: Tommy Guerrero

Lone Expression: Tommy Guerrero

Living legends are an endangered species. While new prodigies come out of the woodwork to surprise and inspire, the heroes of yesterday begin slowing down, gradually assuming their enshrined places history. One legend that continues to make history and inspire us all in the process is Tommy Guerrero.

We’ve recently seen Tommy tour the world as a guitar-toting musician but if you remember far back enough, Guerrero was a key member of the most prominent professional skateboarding team ever. The Bones Brigade was formed by epic skate brand Powell-Peralta and dominated the 1980s as a platform for the best skaters of the day like Tony Hawk and Lance Mountain. Guerrero became known for his effortless skating style and smooth flow that developed from riding the hills of the Inner Sunset area of San Francisco. As a teenager, his calendar filled with international tour dates as well as appearances in now-classic team videos like Public Domain and The Search for Animal Chin. After a few years of the pro circuit as the norm, Tommy started his own skateboard company, Real Skateboards.

Continue reading this article over at the Papersky website. Pictured, Tommy Guerrero playing the Sunset Live Festival in Fukuoka (2009).

Writer: Papersky
February 5, 2010
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