LANKY, TALL AND DETERMINDED. THESE ARE THE WORDS MAX PETERS USED TO DESCRIBE JUZZY CARTER. I WOULDNT BE AS KIND BECAUSE TO PUT IT SIMPLY HE'S NOTHING AND A FUCKWIT.
Interview; Marshall Smith
Photo's by Jordan Turner, Max Peters and Marshall Smith
M; Juzzy maht hows it cracking?
J; Yeah not bad at all mate! having a grand old time, yourself?
M; Thats the go, yeah just kicking trying to keep cool. I guess we should start with the basic info you know, name, age, sponsors, years riding?
J; Skits! Well my names Justin, but people have been calling me Juzzy for a while. I'm 20, ride for Maddgear and have been on the scoot the last 7 years!
M; That decade is slowly creeping up. How did you first get into Scootering and who where you're influences as a young rider?
J; Holy shit, you forget how long its been ayy! Well I started Skateboarding when I was 6 and couldnt get enough of it but my friends stop skating and the local started getting more deserted I found a scooter to shred and have fun with. It wasnt until grade 7 that my friends showed me videos of Coedie Donovan and Terry Price and i fell in love at first whip! haha In my early years I was heavily influenced by the original MGP team. Watching edits of Coadie, Jaxon Andrawartha, Luke Pickett and the whole team got me so hyped to ride and learn as much as I could!
M; Yeah dude its crazy hey,this year is my ninth or something. You seem to have much of the same influences starting up as most riders our age that was the dream team, did you ever think as a little kid that you'd be sponsored by Maddgear let alone looked up to?
J; Never dude, it was literally a dream of mine. I looked up that team like they were gods. I was honoured to get a spot on the team two years ago. That thought didn't really sink in for a while though considering i'd been on a few teams before i got on Madd but but it's been a hell of a journey and I love every minute of it! Im hyped i can have a similar influence to other kids wanting to pick up a scooter.
M; Thats it dude, thats all you can hope for this sport to grow in the right direction. Now I've only known you personally as a street orientated rider, what made you step away from the worldies and onto rails?
J; haha I guess I got to the point in park riding where i'd done a lot of what i wanted to do and i was no longer finding normal riding enjoyable. To have fun id have to learn like 5 new tricks a session and i didn't like the way i was approaching scootering at the time. I've always loved street skateboarding and it only made sense to broaden my horizons and not confine my riding to the park. Since I changed it up I've been loving riding new things, filming and spot searching everywhere and every day i can! FUCKEN LOVE A GOOD RAIL THOUGH AYY.
M; Thats living. Whos the most famous person that follows you on Instagram?
J; hahaha umm Dane Burnman actually asked me a couple of days ago what video had the scooter riders sending it down the 19 is San Diego (Scooterfarm SD street jam 2015) on instagram! other than that Jaws sometimes chucks my viddeos a like or two hah its always cool when the skaters are down for it :)
M; Fuck yeah, speaking of Instagram. We've been seeing you riding a longer Maddgear deck than usual, Care to explain? wait are you allowed to talk about that?
J; Fuck knows but lets just say its currently a prototype and all will be revealed very soon ;) haha!
M; looking forward to what ever it is. Kaysee (lang), Jordan (turner) and myself have fully gotten behind the word hectic so with that said whats the most hectic scooter trip you've been on?
J; Fuck dude, totally tripped out on this! it's been three days ah! But yeah dude, I'd have to say the most hectic trip would've been to California last year. Ticked more than i thought i could off the old bucket list, met so many cool dudes, ate the best food and had the experience of a life time. It was hard to decipher what was better, visiting woodward (a lifelong dream) or riding the spots la had to offer. Either way both made me wanna pack up and ditch the great southern land!
M; That seems to be the case with everyone that goes to the states. Have you got any trips planned for the near future?
J; I've just come off uni break so until next semester finishes I cant leave the country, but hopefully by the middle of the year i'll be touring and filming if all goes to plan! It sucks I was meant to ride in the dissidence coalition comp and the Barcelona street jam but some dates changed and it would mean I'd miss to many classes. Hopefully next year I can make it over!
M; you seem really dedicated to uni, what are you studying?
J; I'd say I'm definitely more committed to scooters but uni is still important to me. I'm studying film and tv which is really cool as you learn shitloads about film making and you can also borrow dope camera equipment over the weekend! ;) hopefully going to be doing more of that this year. The only shit thing is I end up missing out on a lot of events during the year like international jams, ect. It will be worth it in the end, there is always more jams.
M; That's the go, interesting subject always good to have something to fall back on. Do you have any projects that you're working/ looking forward to working on?
J; Well once my full part is done, i'll be filming for a promo and travelling overseas for it on my next uni break. My plan is to get my own camera set up so I can develop some proper video parts this year, otherwise stay tuned for some big news in the coming months.
M; looks like you've got a busy year of riding and uni ahead of you. Any last thanks before we wrap this up?
J; Yeah I'm definitely keen for whats coming this year! Would love to thank my sponsor Maddgear, scootering and the fucking boys cunt!
Cheers for the interview Lash!
M; No worries mate, hope to catch up soon for a cold one soon or perhaps something not so cold. Peace.
J; Hhaha yes! Thanks mate
