Is there really an interview coming out with his side of the story? I would like to read that.
I randomly grabbed this Thrasher from last year, July 2014, and reread his little interview.
No hint of retiring here.
In case the print is too small:
"How long have you been a pro skater? - I turned pro in 2006? So, eight years."
"You gonna make it to ten years? - Oh fuck yeah! Ain't nothin' stopping me! I'm gonna keep it going, man."