Too wild for this life
Interview with Bunker Spreckels by C.R. Stecyk III
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You say there are a lot of disadvantages of being from a famous family?
You're a target for other people. They want to make use of you for their own ends. They want to be seen with you to suck off your image. They can say,“Oh, yes, I spent the night with Clark Gable's stepson.” That's always bothered me because I'm out to make a trip for myself, and if they want to spend the night with Clark Gable's stepson that's just what they're spending the night with. They're not spending the night with me.
What about the money? Are those drawbacks different than the fame drawbacks?
Yeah, they're different. But they all tie into the same thing. The money thing is the same because people want to get around you because they figure,“He's got the bucks. If I get close to him he'll spend the money on me.” If I get involved with a certain group of people or anything like that, more or less they're going to try to come along for a free ride or they're going to get something out of you. Maybe they'll get some money for themselves so they can go have a good time. But then again I'm not very philanthropic and I don't associate with very many people. I know a lot of people. I go through a lot of people every day, but I don't have very many people that I surround myself with, just usually the people that work for me and that's it.
What kind of people do you have working for you?
Yeah, I've got bodyguards. That's out of necessity. I'm in a target position. If I hit somebody, there's a very good chance that I'm going to get sued. So if somebody is going to come onto me and even provoke me into a fight for the reason that they might try to do something legally later, that's why it's wise to have bodyguards. They keep people back from me. Bodyguards can be handling the shit, and that's what they're getting paid to handle while I go off and get away from the bad energy or negative energy that is being put towards me.
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You say there are a lot of disadvantages of being from a famous family?
You're a target for other people. They want to make use of you for their own ends. They want to be seen with you to suck off your image. They can say,“Oh, yes, I spent the night with Clark Gable's stepson.” That's always bothered me because I'm out to make a trip for myself, and if they want to spend the night with Clark Gable's stepson that's just what they're spending the night with. They're not spending the night with me.
What about the money? Are those drawbacks different than the fame drawbacks?
Yeah, they're different. But they all tie into the same thing. The money thing is the same because people want to get around you because they figure,“He's got the bucks. If I get close to him he'll spend the money on me.” If I get involved with a certain group of people or anything like that, more or less they're going to try to come along for a free ride or they're going to get something out of you. Maybe they'll get some money for themselves so they can go have a good time. But then again I'm not very philanthropic and I don't associate with very many people. I know a lot of people. I go through a lot of people every day, but I don't have very many people that I surround myself with, just usually the people that work for me and that's it.
What kind of people do you have working for you?
Yeah, I've got bodyguards. That's out of necessity. I'm in a target position. If I hit somebody, there's a very good chance that I'm going to get sued. So if somebody is going to come onto me and even provoke me into a fight for the reason that they might try to do something legally later, that's why it's wise to have bodyguards. They keep people back from me. Bodyguards can be handling the shit, and that's what they're getting paid to handle while I go off and get away from the bad energy or negative energy that is being put towards me.
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Bunker Spreckels: Surfing's Divine Prince of Decadence
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The hedonistic life of a peculiar playboy and surfing legend
Bunker in silver arm bands and custommade H. Miura surf trunks, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa, winter 1975