Kelly Slater is one of the greatest surfers of all time. He is famous for winning the prestigious World Surf League 11 times. From a young age, Kelly Slater grew up near the ocean. He was quick to learn to surf and soon started to participate in championships. Another thing that Slater learned at a young age was the guitar with songwriter Jack Johnson.
Kelly began surfing at the age of five. At age 10, he won the age-division events in the Atlantic ocean. By 1984, young Kelly won his first age-diving championship in the United States. In 1990, he started professional surfing. With a few ups and downs, Kelly dominated the surfing world with his talent.
When did Kelly Slater learn to play the guitar?
Kelly Slater and Jack Johnson have been friends since their teenage years. Before becoming famous, Slater and Jackson spent a great time together developing a special bonding. On many occasions, the two have been spotted together, spending quality time like before. In 2017, the 40-year-olds were seen surfing at an unnamed island, chilling on a boat in the middle of an ocean.
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Moreover, in a recent Instagram story posted by Kelly Slater, he revealed how he learned guitar with Jack Johnson back in their teenage years. Kelly posted the story with a caption that read:
“@jackjohnson. Little known fact that I learned to play guitar with Jack when we were teenagers and we wrote a couple of songs together. I’m glad the whole world got to hear all his songs that we had on our mini-disc for a few years before he properly recorded them.”
The story was Jack Johnson’s interview taken by sports journalist Mark Howard for the platform, The Howie Games. It was a short glimpse of the full interview. The interviewer asked Jack to reveal five personalities with whom he would like to play guitar on a bonfire night. Among the five names that Jack took, he also mentioned Kelly. He stated that will Slater it is very relaxing to play guitar and enjoy.
Slater has other interests besides surfing
Apart from surfing and guitar, Kelly Slater also has other interests. He is good friends with golfer Tiger Woods, who inspired him to play golf. Moreover, Kelly also has a great interest in MMA and Jiujitsu. He has friends in the related field as well.
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Furthermore, Kelly Slater might have interests in various fields. Undeniably, what he does best is surfing on big waves.
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