Jay Adams

About Jay Adams

Jay Adams (born February 3, 1961) is one of the original Z-Boys and is considered one of the most influential skateboarders of all time.

He was born in Los Angeles, California. As a teenager in the mid-1970s, he was a member of the original Zephyr skateboard team and of the Zephyr surf team along with Tony Alva and Stacy Peralta. It was with skateboarding that Jay Adams truly began to shine.

Adams is "the world's greatest natural skater," according to fellow Zephyr skateboard team member and Powell-Peralta Bones Brigade founder Stacy Peralta. The Godfather of modern day skateboarding, Craig Stecyk, dubbed Adams "the original 'seed.'" Stecyk also wrote, "Having known Adams over the years I really can't say he's changed much. He remains one of the most spontaneous, unpredictable persons I've ever encountered... Everything you've ever heard about him is probably true, or should be anyway. Mere words could never come close to accurately describing him."