How autobiographical is “Kick, Push”?
LF: Not at all. “Kick, Push” isn’t about me. It’s about this kid by the name of Ken. He’s not even a kid, really, he’s in his 20s. That song is his life exaggerated with maybe a few stories of a few other people, and then some stuff I fabricated. I just added some of the stuff that I knew from being a skateboarder into it. AVC: How has the skateboarding community responded to that song? LF: They love it. The OGs love it. The new kids, even the kids who weren’t skaters, who became skaters because of “Kick, Push.” Of course, you’ve got your detractors for anything that you do. You’ve got a few skateheads going “You don’t keep it authentic,” and this, that, and the third, but for the most part, it’s been good with people like Tony Hawk and Steve Williams. AVC: There was a dis song about that. LF: You mean from Team Ice Cream? AVC: Yeah. How did that make you feel? LF: Regular. For every person who says something good, who says “Kudos,” there’s always someone else who says something bad to
