Tommy Guerrero

Tommy Guerrero (born September 9, 1966) is an American professional skateboarder, company owner and musician.

Tommy Guerrero
Guerrero performing in 2014
Background information
Born (1966-09-09) September 9, 1966
San Francisco, California, United States
GenresDowntempo, art rock, alternative rock, electronic, jazz
Occupation(s)Composer, guitarist, skateboarder
InstrumentsGuitar, Bass, Percussion, Keys
Years active1980–present
Associated actsFree Beer, Jet Black Crayon
Websitewww.tommyguerrero.com

Early life

Guerrero was born in San Francisco, California, United States. He is of Ohlone-Native, Chilean and Filipino descent from his father's side.[1]

Professional skateboarding

As a teenager, Guerrero was one of the prominent members of the Bones Brigade, Powell Peralta's professional skateboarding team that was successful during the 1980s. He was well known for his relaxed style of street skateboarding and his Bones Brigade footage was primarily filmed in his hometown of San Francisco—the videos Future Primitive, The Search for Animal Chin, Public Domain, and Ban This all featured the street skateboarding of Guerrero. After riding for Powell Peralta, Guerrero and Jim Thiebaud, a hometown friend and Powell Peralta teammate, started the skateboarding company "Real".

Music career

After his success in the world of skateboarding, Guerrero decided to pursue his musical interests and was a member of the skate rock band Free Beer and the instrumental post-rock group Jet Black Crayon. Guerrero's music touches on multiple genres, including rock, hip hop, funk, soul, and jazz.

The EA video game Skate. has featured numerous unreleased compositions that were written and recorded by Guerrero.

One of Guerrero's songs, 'Organism', was featured in the video game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.

Awards and accolades

In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine named Guerrero's third studio album Soul Food Taqueria (2003), #2 on its 2003 "Best Of" list.[2]

At the 2013 15th Annual Transworld SKATEboarding Awards, Guerrero was the recipient of the "Legend" award—on the red carpet preceding the awards event, Guerrero stated:

I'm super grateful, that anyone really cares, to be honest. Um ... conflicted; I'm not one to rest on my laurels and it's hard to accept accolades for something you did thirty years ago, you know? I'd rather be appreciated for what I do now, but I ... I ... I'm super grateful ... I can't believe it [street skateboarding in the 21st century]. I mean the technical aspect, and the consistency, combined with that, is mind-blowing ... but just where it's at now, is, is insane; I mean, what Rodney [Mullen] sort of started, with the technical aspect, to a whole another level, you know? Making it extremely gnarly, extremely technical ... I'd hate to be growing up skating now ...[3]

Following his receipt of the Transworld "Legend" award, Guerrero invited all "street skaters" onto the stage to stand alongside him at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood, California, US.[4]

Discography

Albums
  • Loose Grooves & Bastard Blues (1998)
  • A Little Bit Of Somethin' (2000)
  • Soul Food Taqueria (2003)
  • From The Soil To The Soul (2006)
  • Return of the Bastard (2008)
  • Lifeboats & Follies (2011)
  • No Man's Land (2012) - released in Japan
  • The Composer Series – Vol. 4 (2xCD) (Unknown)[2][5]
  • Perpetual (2015) - Digital release
  • Road to Knowhere (2018)
  • Dub Session (2019)
  • Sunshine Radio (2021)

Singles
  • "Backintheday" (1995)
  • "Junk Collector" (2001)
  • "Rusty Gears Lonely Years" / "Organism" (2001)
  • "Gettin' It Together" (2004)

EPs
  • backintheDay+fotraque 7inch (2002)
  • Year of the Monkey - EP (2005)

Concept albums
  • Living Dirt (2010)

Collaborations

References
  1. "Thrasher Magazine - Tommy Guerrero". Thrashermagazine.com.
  2. "Composer Series". Downtown Music Services. Downtown Music Services. 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  3. "15th Annual TWS Awards Presented by New Era Red Carpet Pt 1 - TransWor ..." (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  4. VanStyles (28 February 2013). "TWS AWARDS". The Hundreds. The Hundreds. Archived from the original (Photo upload) on 3 March 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  5. "Tommy Guerrero". Discogs.com. 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
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