Athlete Spotlight: Terry Kennedy

Terry Kennedy has a lot going on with a new part coming out from Baker, recording a debut album and his involvement with the music and lifestyle brand Fly Society. Check out this interview to get up to speed.

How’s everything going Terry, whats new with you?
Man, stayin busy. Got the ‘Low Life Tour’ coming up, then handlin’ some business with the brand right when I get back. Grindin.

I know you’re psyched for the ‘Low Life Tour’…
Yea man! It’s gonna be dope cuz everybody’s goin. Deathwish x Shake Junt x Baker; the whole crew will be out there so its gonna be a lot of fun. I’m excited man.

People are getting antsy for the Baker video, how’s your part coming?
Coming real soon! I’m almost done with my part, but definitely gonna get some more footage while I’m out on the tour coming up.

Update us on the brand, what can we look forward to from Fly Society?
Man, we about to kill it with the Holiday line. I was rockin my ‘First Class’ Snapback the whole time I was in Europe on the Supra Tour. And we finally got some crew neck sweatshirts comin! So things are goin good, real good; we’re growin and very grateful to be in Alli, so shout out to everyone over there.

Which old trend would you like to see come back? We’re all waiting for parachute pants to make that comeback.
More air bubbles on the shoe. When those Air Barkley ’94’s came out… Pshhh, they were just the best!

How is everything going with the music side of Fly Society?
Real good man, gettin in the studio as much as possible. We got a video dropping this week for ‘Surreal’ exclusively on the website, flysocietyonline.com; and shooting another video for a new single, ‘Megan Good’ both with the homies at BLKDMNDS.

What was your first CD purchase?
Pete Rock & CL Smooth, ‘They Reminisce Over You’… Whatever album that was. That was my shit.

You’re currently recording your debut album, “International Passport.” Any guests artists or producers?
We’re still picking out the tracklist now. Right now we have a solid 5-6 tracks. Once we figure that out we’ll know.

Growing up in Long Beach, how influential were Snoop, Nate Dogg, and Warren G to your music?
I mean that’s history, that’s where I came from. I’ve been around them since I was a youngin; they used to call me lil skateboard. Shit, I was about 15 when I met Snoop, Nate and all them…so 100% to me.

 

You’ve been on Baker now for 11 years!! What’s changed with the company since it’s beginning in 2000?
It ain’t changed too much, they just put on new people. It’s a lot of up-and-comers now when I was a young kid, they were even younger; and now they’re startin to grow up and progress; like Theotis, Herman all those dudes. And its dope to see them grow to a point where they’re pro now as well.

If you had to give an up-and-coming young skater one piece of advice, what would it be?
Just continue to skate, put all your energy in skating, focus on that and let everything else just happen. Mainly just skate, and have fun.

Where can we find more updates about you and Fly Society?
You can check out the Fly Society website, and you can ‘like’ Fly Society and Terry Kennedy on Facebook, and follow Fly Society and Terry Kennedy on twitter. Don’t forget to check out our channel on SkateboardTV. Also check out Kr3w and Venture in the Alli Rideshop