Music and Setup Session: Billy O'Neill - 08/07/23

Tell us a little about yourself:

Theres not too much to know. My name is Billy. I skate =)



So you're on your second or third pro skate now. So tell us about your setup right now and why you ride it.

I think I'm on my second pro skate?? Its like a re-release of my first one, but its still dope, theres been a few touch ups. The setup I was skating right before I got hurt was my skate, the O'Neill Classic Thrones, with my pro Kizer frames, pro Undercover wheels and my pro liner from jug.

I've been in and out of NY for the past few years or so now, and its really a tough scene out there. Its a big rat race. Whats it like comming up in a city thats so competitive on and off the skates?

It was really competitive when we were kids, lots of battling and shit talking but it was fun coming up like that.I love New York. Its my favorite place.



Tell us about what the skate scene is like out in NY. You know a lot, if not all of the kids out there that skate. Can't it become a little cliquey?

Mmm I guess so it can be at times but its just because its a big city and a lot of skaters.

You look pretty comfortable when you skate. Do you think the clothes you wear have anything to do with this? What about the music you listen to, do you think this influences the way you dress? What kinda gear have you been rockin lately?

Hmmm I wear v-neck white t-shirts and jeans lol. Thats kinda my lil set up haha. And my music taste has been gettin wild. I like everything but I been gettin into a lot of hard rock and old school rap. I'm always switching up what I listen to and the kind of music I listen to usually has an affect on how I skate. Not so much style-wise, but the type of obstacles I would skate or how fast I would skate at it or whatever.



So you're from Staten Island, home of the Wu-Tang Clan. You're obviously a fan.

Yea I'm pretty typical when it comes to that. WU!

What other music are you into? Top 10 Artists at the moment:

Tool
Lil Wayne
Nirvana
DJ Dom Sagona ;)
Perfect Circle
Wu-Tang
Cage
Masta Ace
Enter Shikari
Why?



Top 10 Songs at the moment:

Eulogy - Tool
Something in the Way - Nirvana
46 and 2 - Tool
Sorry your not a Winner - Enter Shikari
He Hollows - Why?
Born to Roll- Masta Ace
Make It or Take It - Nine
It was all a Dream - Jay-Z
Under the Bridge- Chili Peppers
Juicy- Biggie

Any shout outs?
Friends, skaters, and sponsors.. thanks, you guys are alright! =)

All photos by Jero

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