Filip Almqvist Interview

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What’s up man, what did you have for breakfast this morning?

I had a real thick one, eggs, meat, and cheese in a bagel ‘Murican style.

For those who don’t know where are you living these days?

I live in Malmo, Sweden.

Can you help American readers understand why Scandanavian women are so beautiful?

They look beautiful on the outside because they are demons on the inside! 

How often are you making trips across the bridge from Malmo to Copenhagen to skate?

All I can say is that I should do it more often.

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You’re stateside in Detroit right now, what brings you out there?

I’m out here meeting with Slim Shady, going to give him my demo-tape. Nah I’m here on an Adidas trip working on a project with Shin Sanbongi and Silas Baxter-Neal.

Any idea when it’s supposed to come out?

I think the beginning of next year! 

Besides Adidas who else is hooking you up?

I get boards from Polar.

What’s some wisdom or sage advice Pontus has shared with you?

I guess some of his wisdom is “Do it faster! Booombaaaww fast grind there, hit that wall, boom!”

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Were you on the Polar trip to Japan? If so how was that and what’s the biggest culture shock you experienced there?

Yes, it was amazing. The craziest shit is that people are damn kind, they really greet you like family. Also there’s so many people living in Tokyo. People were sleeping on benches in the middle of the street with their laptops next to them and no one bothered them.

Sounds like a different world. You ever make it out to New York?

Yeah, I went there with Polar a year ago also a few days this year before going to Philly.

Who were you skating with out here?

The Willoughby G’s, friends of Andrew, Tao, Oski, Caleb, Emile, Ville, a lot of good people.

Tell me about your cats.

They are my babies. The older one was recently really sick and the hospital bill reached $2000. Some people would never pay that amount for a cat, but I’d pay anything. 

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Are there any up and coming Swedish skaters you think people should keep an eye out for?

The whole skate school (the Bryggeriet Gymnasium) is packed with crazy kids. I really like this girl named Moa Zander, she is ripping.

What’s up with the skate school? Who has attended it?

It’s amazing, you can skate during school time and stuff. Oski, Heitor Da Silva, Fernando Bramsmark, Ville Wester…

That’s pretty solid alumni. Any parting words or shoutouts?

Shit, I don’t know. Thanks for having me and shout out to the Willoughby homies for showing me around NYC on my first visit. And thanks to Pontus for taking me there!

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