(Photos: Jay Cagney off Chris’ Myspace)

Chris Johnsson is a good friend of mine, a NYC street regular and just recently got added to the Volume team. I hit him up on AIM and asked him a litany of stupid questions for an interview, get into it.

State your name B.

Chris Johnsson

Now, that’s not your real name. What is that about? How did you get another full name as a nickname?

Well in high school, my friend said i looked like a “Chris” to him, and my dad’s name is John, so shortly after, “Chris Johns-son” was born. And it’s stuck.

Does anyone actually call you Ryan anymore?

Umm a handful, my parents and a few others.

What do your mom and dad do for a living?

Mom works at hospital and Dad does website for our school district and takes pics for the sports teams/newspaper.

How do they feel about you riding your bike around NYC with a bunch of black kids all the time?

Every time I come home, my Dad’s glad I’m alive. And he has met Tookie, haha.

LOL. Let’s talk about Tookie. You got any good stories about him?

Oh man. There is def more to Tookie than people think. I know for a fact that people are scared to go to The Banks if they’ve never been because of Tookie. Because the only time they see him he is almost killing someone. But he’s a cool kid and is true.

What’s the grimest thing you’ve seen happen at The Banks?

Hmm I wasn’t there but I know someone got hit in the head with a brick and a certain rider got ridden by a bitch there. Not related stories. I’ve seen some deaf kids almost fight with cops there ’cause the cops thought it was gang signs but actually it was sign language. That was interesting.

You ever get ass at the Banks?

Nope, The Banks is probably the dirtiest place ever, haha.

I did very briefly. I was blacked out but I think I did.

Congrats. Being drunk would help with that I think.

Are you in a gang?

Nope. Nard swears I am in a Mexican gang, but those rumors are false. I just like a mustache and flannels.

Yeah, what is your ethnicity? Sometimes you look like a straight up Mexican dude. But we all know you’re really a white boy.

LOL. Mom’s Irish and Dads Italian. But I was born here. So it’s not some true shit.

Word up. What is AM:PM all about? And what is your involvement?

AM:PM is actually nothing. But then again it’s actually something. Basically it’s Joey’s name for his commercials and shit. It’s a company name for a company that doesn’t exist? Something like that.

Is the DVD ever actually going to come out? Do you have a full part?

It will be out soon and is being worked on now. Yea i was fortunate to get a full part.

Is it true you are riding to an Uncle Murda song?

Haha, you’ll have to wait and see. The music in the vid is gonna be so good tho.

How the fuck did you get on Volume?

LOL. I don’t know. Skinny talked to them and they decided to flow me. That’s basically it. I’m psyched on it.

I bet I could make you look so bad if I quizzed you on Brian Castillo trivia right now. I won’t do that to you though.

LOL thank you. I bet I could make you look like his biggest fan if if I quizzed you on him right now.

Oh for sure. Oh yeah, so how long have you been riding? You’re pretty new right?

Haha. Umm depends how you look at it. I started coming to the city like 3 years ago maybe? So Joey considers that when I started to really ride or whatever. But I’ve been riding/building jumps since I was young.

Alright what do you think of this quote from The Come Up:

“NIGGA CHRIS JONSON IS SICK EVEN THOUGH I DID THIS RAIL HOP 5 YEARS AGO. THAT MY NIGGA KEEP ON DOING WHAT U DO BLACKMAN IS A CHRIS JONSON FAN MY NIGGA POP OFF”

LOL I read that. And yeah, Osso did that rail hop too. I believe Black actually wrote that. I’m guessing it was anonymous.

Yeah it was definitely Desmond though. That’s a pretty dope co-sign.

I’d say so. I mean he rides for the hood, so what can you say to that.

Do you ride for White Plains?

Yup. The land of infinite rail hops, according to Muff.

Explain White Plains to the readers out there.

The “city” of White Plains, as its called, is 30 min train ride from Manhattan. It’s got good street and is never boring to ride around. No one rides from there. Literally I am the only bike rider. Weird stuff. If you watch early footage of that Shook with Dehart and Hawk, the under 18 thing, they have some clips there on those white ledges. Ralph Sinisi has some clips in that legendary bio, and also Vic Ayala has some stuff there. So it’s been ridden.

Which Chase do you prefer?

Hmm I don’t know. That’s tough. Probably Hawk ’cause he goes crazy high and flows. That’s a close win.

What do the kids out there need to know about Joey Piazza?

He’s a contender. And he isn’t Muslim despite that beard.

You used to be well known for pretty much only being able to do high ass bunnyhops but now you’ve got some new tricks. How’s that been going? Are you going to start whipping and barspinning soon?

Umm, I don’t know, I’ve just been trying to keep it interesting. I wouldn’t mind learning barspins just so I could do them. Tailwhips make me yawn. I like the nose manual, never becomes an easy trick, unless you’re Babyfood.

Straight up Gerber. Anyway do you have any embarrassing Adam22 stories you want to share before we end this?

I don’t have any that top that Colt post. So nah. But when you gonna get a Tony tattoo?

I can’t do that, he lives with his mom now and I can’t fuck with her. She’s too crazy so I don’t get to see the cat. Hopefully if I wait it out for a few months I can start to go see him again.

Didnt Enns convert his naval to his cat’s butthole? You gotta step it up.

Dude that shit’s fake. I think Kurt really fell for it.

Haha, well hopefully Tony returns.

If I paid for it would you get a tattoo of Tony with a big tribal behind him on your lower back?

Haha nope.

What about just the tribal? Ian Schwartz has a tribal, it can’t be that lame.

But he’s Ian Schwartz. And its on his arm, not his lower back.

I’m sure he probably has a dope lower back tattoo.

You should ask him, since he’s already got one going.

Last question, ready?

I doubt it. but go.

Would you 69 Muffinman for 20,000 dollars?

Nah man, we’re in a recession. Times is tough.

If times were really tough you’d be down to 69 him for that loot.

20,000 and some dollar dumplings.

It is what it is.

True.

Alright any last words?

I can’t get over how TCU has such a big influence. Congrats.

Thanks bro.

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