Crepe Talk is our weekly feature in which we approach people going about their daily lives across the UK, take a picture of their kicks and ask them to share the story behind them and pretty much anything else relevant to the culture of trainers. This week we speak with seasoned Disc Jockey Manny Norté on his “Columbia” 4’s and his role in the recent Carmelo Anthony event at Nike Town Stratford.
CJ: What’s Your Name?
“Manny Norté the name you can trust!”
CJ: What’s your job?
Manny Norté: “I’m a DJ presenter producer I’m around music I love music I [lay music I make music that’s me.”
CJ: What stations do you play on?
Manny Norté: “Well I started out on pirate radio, then went on to BBC Radio 1 Xtra and then from there to Kiss fm and then Choice which is now Capital Xtra.”
CJ: What Made you wear these Air Jordan IV ‘Legend Blue’ trainers today?
Manny Norté: “I’ve got a few (trainers) but to be really honest they (Nike Town) gave me them today to put on because I had some huaraches on but I had to represent the Air Jordan’s today.
CJ: So you got them as a gift?
Manny Norté: “Well I just spoke to one of the biggest basketball players in the world so I had a couple gifts to today those Legend Blue 4’s and a selfie stick.”
CJ: How long have you been collecting?
Manny Norté: “I’d say about 20 years sometimes you just get silly so you sell them on give them away or whatever but the ones that you really want to keep the classic ones like the infrared’s I’ve got a few pairs of those and that going to be me for the next 10 years.”
CJ: Would you call yourself a sneaker head or a collector?
Manny Norté: “Both there’s some trainers I have never even worn and I’ve had them for nearly 10 years I’ve got some dunks that I’ve never even worn I don’t wear them their just there. I’ve got the basket weave air force 1’s from back in the day Yeezy’s I don’t really wear them but you just have them (Grin).”