Equipped with a sponsorship from Rollerblade as well as a mini-profile in Quasi and a profile in Connections, Martin Gade spares no time wearing down his frames in order to film for his new profile in the upcoming video production from iamcold. Toxboe.net paused the 17 year old bomber from Skive, Denmark, for a few retrospective thoughts.

Interview by Casper Mejlholm.

toxboe.net: If we turn back time some years – what inspired Martin Gade to put on his inline skates? Jonas Lynge, Kasper, Palle, and all the guys we skated with back then. But most of all, it was Jonas Lynge who inspired me the most.

toxboe.net: When did you get your first pair of skates? I got my first skates when I was 10, I think. They were a pair of Rollerblade Fitness skates. I took off one of the middle wheels, so that I could learn to backside grind.

toxboe.net: Ha ha. Cool. How was it growing up in Skive? Did it have a good skate scene? No, not really. Skive mostly had preps and fashion victims. (Danish: Popdrenge) The skate scene was pretty much a scene for itself – at least in the start.

toxboe.net: When and how did something start to happen? Something started to happen around a year after I started, I think. That was when it was the new trend to be a skater. Since then it has been more or less 'in' in Skive.

toxboe.net: How did realize that Denmark actually had a skate scene to be part of? I think when I saw my first Danish skatevideo (2K – 1999)

toxboe.net: Have your sources of inspiration changed since then? Yeah it has. Back then, I would get a lot of inspiration from Lynge, Kasper, and those guys, as they always knew some new tricks or some other stuff. But now I guess its mostly skate videos that I get my inspiration from.

toxboe.net: Who's your favorite skater, and why? Chris Haffey and JC Rowe. They just skate amazingly. Everything they do look so stylish.

toxboe.net: What do you think about the skate scene in Denmark and generally in Scandinavia, today? I think it's pretty good. There are a lot of new skaters on their way up. I just hope it keeps going that way!...

toxboe.net: What do you think of the different RSC competitions being held in Denmark the latest year? – and what made your participate in them? I believe it's a great think that competitions are being held, but I would like that some more was arranged as it brings us skaters together. I just participated in the competitions for the sake of being in … and then to see if I could win some money.

toxboe.net: Who do you mainly skate with? Brian Olesen, Søren Winther, and Daniel Rabenholdt from 7800 Skive!!! ha ha

toxboe.net: Ha ha, represent… but what do you do with your time when you don't skate? When I don't skate I use a lot of time on cars. Then I'm also spending much time with my girlfriend. The rest of the time goes by chucking beers.

toxboe.net: What music do you listen to? So much different stuff. Fx Audioslave, Interpol, Ladytron.

toxboe.net: What keeps you skating? Hmm… just the desire of it, I think. I've thought about it many times. You just can't let it go. At least I can't.

toxboe.net: Is there anything you hate about being a rollerblader? That rollerblading isn't as big as fx skateboarding.

toxboe.net: Why do you want it to be big? Because then there would be more people to skate with.

toxboe.net: Describe the perfect session? The perfect session is just a session with all your good buddies – and then just some great spots and some good weather. It doesn't take much. Actually the spots doesn't really matter – as long as you have some good friends to skate with.

toxboe.net: Do you have any plans of moving away from Skive? Not for the moment. Maybe when I'm done with my education.

toxboe.net: What is Martin Gade doing in 15 years? He he, that is a hard question to answer, but he probably still skates.

toxboe.net: Anybody you would like to thank or diss? First of all, I would like to thank my sponsor: Rollerblade. I would also like to thank all of the guys from Jylland (Jutland) that I skate with for not having to go live in Copenhagen to have a nice session. I would also like to send five to Mejle for letting me have this profile. (Throws some signs)

- Interview by Casper Mejlholm