Colin Edwards, MotoGP’s Last Rockstar, is the title of the interview with the Texas Tornado in this month’s issue of Riders Italian Magazine.
Everyone who has followed the Texan’s career knows he’s outspoken, never politically correct, a very colorful character and a favourite with journalists.
Some of the questions that they asked Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider, were pretty hard core and Edwards talked about the size of his dick, la “figa” (he uses the Italian slang word for female genitals) the way he likes his sex, his favourite porn star, his position on homosexuality, his passion for guns and his views on politics.
Here are a few of the more calmer questions:Guido Meda (Italy’s MotoGP commentator) accused you of being pretty accomodating when Valentino passes you, do you confirm this?That’s right.
It’s something that I picked up when we were teammates.
Everyone at Yamaha knew – me, the team and Valentino what was my position was.
If I saw Valentino passing me I let him do it and if I was behind him and wanted to pass, I’d do it but kept it clean.
And your team-mate James Toseland?He’s an asshole.
Excuse me?He’s an asshole and his crew chief is an asshole.
Last year he was mine, then they got together without telling me anything.
The crew chief that I have now is really good, but they shouldn’t have acted that way.
If they wanted to work together, we should have sat around a table and discussed it.
Instead they did everything behind my back.
You had a wall put up in your garage just like Rossi and Lorenzo.
Yes, because in races like Qatar and Japan we worked all weekend and then Sunday morning they copied my settings.
Assholes!You’ve raced against the greatest in the world.
Bayliss, Fogarty, Valentino … Who was the best?Valentino is a God, the greatest of all times.
Bayliss is the one I had the most fun with.
Are you going to stay in MotoGP or go back to SBK or are you thinking of retiring?I don’t know, I’m feeling good now and I feel like I’m eighteen years old.
Ben Spies is in Superbike.
He’s really amazed everyone.
He’s a good guy, talented and very determined.
He’s got a good head on his shoulders.
We go camping together or motorcycling together in the woods, he’s a fun guy.
Do you think he’ll switch to MotoGP next year?If I know him he’ll try to win the SBK Championship before moving to MotoGP.
What are you going to do when you retire?I’m going to candidate myself for the Presidency.
You’re on your third beer, while all the riders say they don’t drink or smoke …I drink, but I don’t smoke.
No drugs, pills or coke.
When I was going to school I tried marijuana.
Alcohol is the biggest drug and maybe the worse.
Are you going to be jealous about the guys who are going to date your daughter? (Gracie is six years old)I’ve got a million guns and everytime she’s going to go out with a boy, he’s not going to wait outside for her, he’s going to come into the house and when he comes in he’s going to find me cleaning a gun.
He’s got to know that if touches her, I’m going to kill him.
Simple.
Infact my favourite character is Jesus in the Great Lebowski who says “Nobody fucks with the Jesus”.
And you don’t fool around with Jesus.
Yeah, nobody fucks with Colin