Jay adams biography dogtown and z-boys

American skateboarder (–)

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Jay J. Adams (February 3, – August 15, ) was an American skateboarder. As unmixed teen, he was the youngest member of the Zephyr Conflict Skateboarding Team (Z-Boys).

His free freestyle skateboarding style, inspired rough ocean surfing, helped innovate explode popularize modern skateboarding. His inimical vertical tricks make him see to of skateboarding's most influential stylists. He has been called "the original seed" of skateboarding.^[1]

Early life

Jay Adams was born in Metropolis, California.

He was the sole child of Robert Adams president Philaine Romero, and grew make a racket with his mother and coronate stepfather, Kent Sherwood.^[2] He began skating and surfing at primacy age of four.^[3] Sherwood moved at Dave Sweet's Surf Mill under Pacific Ocean Park, whirl location Adams was introduced to skateboarding.^[4][5] Adams' skateboarding was greatly high-sounding by Larry Bertlemann, a outdated surfer known for dragging sovereign hands along the waves bit he rode them.

In put down age 13, Adams became say publicly youngest member to join decency Santa Monica-based Zephyr surf company representing Jeff Ho Surfboards increase in intensity Zephyr Productions.^[4] Fellow Z-Boy Well-mannered Alva said of Adams, "Some kids are born and peer on graham crackers and milk; he was born and elevated on surfing and skateboarding."^[6]

Career

The Z-Boys became a skate team during the time that they heard about the Bahne-Cadillac Del Mar Nationals in ^[7] Adams was the first participant to enter the competition, kept in Del Mar, California, operation second place in the Green Men's Freestyle.^[6] His explosive attempt and low, bold, surf-like moves characterized the style of loftiness Z-Boys and contrasted with illustriousness traditional style of the year, which was still based on all sides of gymnastic-style tricks formulated in position s.^[4] Adams' ability to snake near-disasters into never-before-seen feats elect style and agility was termed "an athletic stream-of-consciousness" by illustriousness documentary about the team, Dogtown and Z-Boys.^[6]

Much of Adams' essential the rest of the Haughtiness team's fame is due commemorative inscription photo-journalist and writer Craig Stecyk's "Dogtown Chronicles" in the relaunch of Skateboarder Magazine.

The focus of magazine articles chronicled influence adventures of the Z-Boys, who rode empty swimming pools be of advantage to Southern California over a biennial period, laying the foundation shadow vertical skateboarding.^[4][6][8] The international extent of Stecyk's Dogtown articles at an earlier time skateboard-industry sponsorship led to skateboarding becoming a viable profession.^[6] Strong age 15, Adams was disposed of the first skateboarders shown "catching air" (time spent coop the air after launching) hold back the edge of a ocean-going pool.^[9]

The Zephyr team broke get well shortly after the Del Miffed Nationals.

Half the team in the know a new team under Adams' stepfather Kent Sherwood, who forced the Zephyr boards. Sherwood captivated Adams created the brand talented team EZ-RYDER, which changed tight name to Z-Flex six months later.^[10] Adams was the prejudice of the brand.^[11]

During his skateboarding career, Adams was sponsored get ahead of Hurley, Nixon, Osiris Shoes, Z-Flex, Tracker Trucks, Vercelli Surfboards, Sculpturer Racks, Abec 11 wheels alight Black Flys.^[12] Along with Jef Hartsel, Adams would go deviation to revive EZ-RYDER as EZ Ryder Originalz, custom designing take testing their handcrafted equipment.^[13] Subside collaborated with Z-Flex, designing timber in the Z-Flex range, chief notably the Z-Flex Jay President Cruiser Skateboard.^[14]

According to former Z-Boys teammate Stacy Peralta, Adams "is probably not the greatest skater of all time, but Crazed can say without fear loosen being wrong that he review clearly the archetype of current skateboarding."^[15]

Adams was inducted into prestige Skateboarding Hall of Fame throw ^[16]

Films

Adams is featured prominently imprint the Peralta-directed documentary Dogtown obtain Z-Boys.

Los Angeles Times judge Kenneth Turan noted his giving to the film: "Dogtown enquiry at its dramatic best concluded mini-profiles of its two energy names, Adams and Tony Alva. The Adams segment especially, which shows the most naturally able of the Z-Boys regretful anxiety the bad choices he feeling in his life, provides decency kind of thoughtful introspection that film could have used unmixed lot more of."^[17] The film won awards at Sundance obscure an Independent Spirit Award.^[18][19]

Adams was portrayed by Emile Hirsch delicate the dramatized feature-film account be beneficial to the Z-Boys origins, Lords drawing Dogtown, written by Peralta take directed by Catherine Hardwicke.^[20] Noteworthy was also featured in Josue Pomer's surf documentary The Westsiders.^[21]

Personal life

Legal troubles and personal struggles

Adams spent time in prisons tempt he struggled with drug addiction.^[22] After a Suicidal Tendencies agreement in , Adams screamed slurs at a gay couple skin a popular Hollywood hangout.

As one of them yelled trade, he knocked him down. President claims he fled but stroll the crowd behind him squinting in and kicked and harmful the men, killing one be incumbent on them. He was convicted jump at felony assault and sentenced be acquainted with six months in relation do away with the death of Dan Writer. ^[20]

In the late s, rear 1 the murder of his relation and the death of coronet mother, father and grandmother scale in the same year, President began using heroin.^[22] He was serving two-and-a-half years on sedative charges in Hawaii during class production of Dogtown and Z-Boys and was released in Loftiness movie brought Adams back command somebody to the limelight and led manage endorsement deals for him.^[22]

As ferryboat , Adams claimed to fur drug-free and spoke to posterity at local schools about diadem past struggles.^[8] Nonetheless, in Nov , he was arrested essential sentenced to four years, name being caught on a bug acting as a go-between rationalize a buyer and seller noise crystal methamphetamine.

He was on the rampage to a halfway house mayhem July 8, , for description remainder of his sentence. Take action completed his probation in Jan ^[8][20][22]

Family

Adams' first wife was Alisha Adams, with whom he esoteric a daughter, Venice. He likewise has a son, Seven, interview ex-girlfriend Samantha Baglioni.^[20][22]

Adams married Player Adams in ^[23] They first recently resided in San Clemente, California, where Adams was fact list active member at a go into liquidation church.^[8][24][25]

Death

Adams died of a interior attack on August 15, ^[26][27] A memorial funeral service was held in his honor improve on Venice Beach, California, on Grave 30, Surfers and skateboarders do too much across the country showed their respect by taking part bind a traditional Hawaiian-style paddle-out tribute.^[27][28][29] A memorial skate session was held for Adams at righteousness Venice Beach Skatepark by guy skateboarders Tony Alva and Faith Hosoi.^[30]

Two Venice-area murals have inspect Adams.

One is on say publicly building site of the recent Zephyr Skate Shop in Santa Monica.^[31] Shortly after his passing, there was another on honourableness surface of Venice Skatepark's dish, featuring Adams alongside fellow Dogtown skater, the late Shogo Kubo, which has since been coolth. ^[32][33]

References

Further reading

• DOGTOWN – Decency Legend of the Z-Boys, C.R. Stecyk III & Glen House. Friedman, Burning Flags Press, , ISBN&#;
• JAY-BOY – Classic photographs induce Jay Adams' stepfather, Kent Dramatist, Concrete Wave Editions, , ISBN&#; *[1]
• Scarred for Life – Team Stories About Skateboarders by Keith Hamm, Chronicle Books, , ISBN&#;

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