Rhys Meek Interview
Welsh Skateboard young gun has been a busy chap recently, work, travelling, filming video parts, photo shoots. Will Bailey collared him for a few shots and a quick interview.
W.B
How old are you and how long have you been skating
R.M
I’m 23 been skating for about 11/12 years
W.B
Got any sponsors
R.M
Bad Habits, Shiner and Alien Workshop
W.B
Making any money from skateboarding, or are you selling your body on the streets.
R.M
Nar doing it for the love, and no one would buy my body, haha.
I’ve been plastering and working in the building trade for the past 3 years, its ok but too much like hard work, I’m not going to let it get in the way of my skating though.
W.B
What’s keeps you motivated to throw yourself down sets of stairs
R.M
Watching P Rod in the Nike video, that mans a machine, gets me amped every time. You gotta keep yourself young, as soon as you stop doing stuff like that you’ll loose it. Its all worth the pain when you put in down.
W.B
I heard you’re mainly a street skater, have you done many comps
R.M
Yeah I love skating street its more creative than skating in a park. All the indoor parks have been closing down in Wales that sucks but there are loads of streets spots. I do a few comps though, mainly the Welsh ones. The Welsh open is in my home town so I do that every year. I usually get in the finals and I’ve won a few best tricks.
W.B
Bridgend and South Wales are producing some of the best skate talent around at the moment, whys that then?
Arrr dunno. There’s a big group who are always pushing each other, and everyone’s super keen. We had a big group of older boys to look up too, Mike Jenkins, Dan Wood, Mans Morph, the Ducket’s. They got us all started young.
W.B
Where do you normally skate and who with
R.M
Skate in Bridgend park, and all the street spots in Bridgend and Cardiff. Normally with Scott Magill, Welsh Tommy, Gibbs, Taylor, Morph, Swans, Dan Wood, Mans, Dogg, Dylan, Chris Jones, Jess and Sac
W.B
What would your typical day entail?
R.M
Wake up, Coffee, that’s essential cant move without it. Skate vid to amp me up and then out with the boys for a sesh normally about 1ish. Skate all day and night, bit of grub in the evening and maybe a beer or two.
W.B
Been filming for any video parts or projects lately
R.M
Yeah just finished my part for the Who video with Magill it’s looking pretty sick! I think he’s doing another one, he’s got loads of tight footage. The T-Bone’s been keeping me busy.
Been doing a load of filming with Dykie as well, he’s doing a new movie for his company Crayon.
W.B
What’s the most stupid thing you’ve ever done, worst injury sort of thing
R.M
Arh nothing to bad, the usual ankle tweeks, knocked myself out a while back, went for a trick down a ledge and ended up on my head.
W.B
Got any mental stories
R.M
Went to Barcelona a few years back with Pancho and Pritchard. We were all staying in a campsite near the coast, they were up to the usual shenanigans, running around naked, getting trashed and basically causing widespread chaos. Pancho pooped on Pritch and started the Poo crew. I woke up one night soaking wet and with a burning face, still to this day don’t know what it was. I wouldn’t recommend anyone sharing a tent with that lot, beware the poo crew!
W.B
What are your future plans and goals
R.M
Keep pushing myself, travel more, get some sick footage and pics, and just to keep on enjoying life.
W.B
Any shout outs.
R.M
