Kelly Slater This Week’s Guest DJ On KCRW

Los Angeles’ KCRW looks to be tapping into the world of “Extreme Sports”.  Possibly because they are one the country’s leading extreme radio stations.  Not extremist, but extreme.  Just last week they had TONY HAWK as a guest on superstar rave DJ, Jason Bentley’s radio show.  There he discussed some of the most influential music and what it meant to him.  I was quite disappointed he didn’t have more skater-influenced music such as SKATER BOI by Avrile LeVigne, or BROH HYMN by Pennywise.

Anyway, Kelly Slater was the guest on this week on KCRW’s Guest DJ Project, which is a weekly program where they invite cultural icons to talk about 5 songs that have inspired them throughout their lives. Kelly Slater is the most successful professional surfer in the history of the sport, with eight world titles and a record number of pro tour victories.  Let’s hope he brings out the edgeness when it comes to surfing hard to some gnarly tunes.  He has a big passion for music, both as a listener and a player. He picks a track by a surfing buddy who happens to be a chart-topping musician, a Ramones cover song, a road trip tune from his childhood, and more. A new book co-written by Kelly, Kelly Slater: For the Love, is out on Chronicle Books.

Tracklist
1.) Jack Johnson- Upside Down
2.) Paolo Nutini- Rewind
3.) Jackson Browne- Running on Empty
4.) Pearl Jam- I Believe in Miracles
5.) Stevie Wonder- I Wish