Benson Boone is known for his on-stage acrobatics, but that coordination may not extend to the water. That’s because, as the American singer recounted in a reenactment during one of his recent concerts, a recent surfing excursion in Australia went horribly wrong.
The clip comes courtesy of Jacinda Chenelle, who had a front-row view of Boone’s exhuberant retelling of the story. The video starts with the performer already in the prone position, mimicking paddling. As he continues to recount, he actually did successfully get into a wave. Not only that, but his pop-up technique seems pretty solid as well – which is no real surprise, seeing as his trademark is doing a full backflip on stage.
However, as soon as he got to his feet, everything went horribly wrong. “Then I’m right here, and skidoosh, there’s a dude sitting in the water right in front of me and I totally ate it on him,” he tells the rapt audience. “Hit his head with a surfboard and felt terrible.”
This actually isn’t the first time the singer has brought up surfing recently. In an interview with Sydney radio station KIIS 1065, he expressed a desire to try his hand at wave riding during the Australian leg of his tour. It’s unclear if the wipeout story is a direct result of Boone taking radio host Chris Brown (no relation to the American singer) up on his offer to show him the ropes, or if the interaction was simply a harbinger of what was to come.
“Just wanted to let you guys know I may not look Australian, but now I’m one of you,” concluded Boone.
