Jay slater

Bold, explosive, agile, ultra-talented, and larger than life - Jay Adams started changing skateboarding forever in the mid-1970s.

The American freestyle skateboarding pioneer was influenced and inspired by surfing, bringing elements of wave riding into modern skating.

Adams was a naturally gifted, hardcore skateboarder who brought the concept of sidewalk surfing to its most literal sense.

With his low body positioning, looseness, hand placement, and aggressive body motion, Jay set the standard for how skateboarding should look.

As time passed by, the influential skateboarder became known for his aggressive, radical, and extreme vertical skate tricks.

Early Days at Venice Beach

Jay J.

Adams was born on February 3, 1961, in Venice, California.

He was the only son of Philaine Romero and Robert Adams.

Sadly, he never knew his father, a heroin addict who went to prison when his son was still a baby and later committed