In the latest edition of Odd Jobs, NOFXband's Erik ‘Smelly’ Sandin shows us how he's taken his passion for surfboard shaping to a new level
Well, I’ve been surfing for a good part of my life, and there’s an artistry behind the boards. Surfboards are pretty much handmade. They’re made for the person there. It’s a very personal thing. It’s kind of like how I view music. I will listen to music, but what moves me is the art behind it and the writing of it. I would deconstruct how the music was written in my head.
You’ve had no shortage of businesses over the years, so how do you decide what your next project is going to be? It’s all stuff that I’m passionate about. Like with boxing and jiu-jitsu, I’ve done that forever. I’ve always had a passion for it. I don’t see the violence, I see the art. With motorcycle riding and racing. I’ve done that for a good part of my life. It’s just an adrenaline passion of mine. Surfing isn’t just a sport like bowling or golf or whatever. There are all of these elements that have to come together and all of these magical things to make that one moment.
Considering that NOFX has never really gone on hiatus, how do you balance all your other endeavors with the band? I mean, we had a good three-year break recently. But I’ve been shaping since 2008, and the way NOFX would travel pre-pandemic is that we’d go out for a month and then come home for two or three months. So I had a lot of time at home, but I couldn’t really shape for the public. I would do it for myself and for my friends, and a couple of shops would carry my boards when I could do it. But then the pandemic happened and overnight it was like “Oh, fuck, I guess I’m retired.
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