Pop Quiz: Tommy Guerrero

Pop Quiz: Tommy Guerrero

Aidin Vaziri | Much to the chagrin of public servants and the administration of the old McAteer High School near West Portal, Tommy Guerrero spent most of his youth shredding the streets of San Francisco with the famous Bones Brigade skateboarding crew. Retiring from the sport in 1995, he helped found Real/Deluxe Skateboards and eventually returned to his first love: making music. This year, the new father celebrates a decade of making bluesy lo-fi instrumental funk with "Return of the Bastard."

Tommy Guerrero
Q: You're a huge Herbie Hancock fan. Were you the only person in the world who was happy to see him win a Grammy?
A: I hope I wasn't the only one. I didn't watch the Grammys but was seriously blown away when he won. It was like subreality. Have you heard the album? It probably has Christina Aguilera on it.
Q: It has Norah Jones and Corinne Bailey Rae. Close enough.
A: See, it's like the Santana thing. That's the only way; it's got to be completely accessible to win something like that. That's my assumption, anyway.
Q: Have you ever won a Grammy?
A: No, I haven't gone triple platinum either. When I first decided to do this, I just hoped the label would make its money back, the $1,500 or whatever. That was my hope.Continue reading.