Remember the film Just Add Water? Us too. It was that film that boosted a relatively unknown Clay Marzo into the realm of superstars. He was winning contests with ease, blowing the doors off every heat. He was, for a while, one of the most promising young guns in surfing. Rolling Stone covered his story. The New York Times and Nightline banged on his door. He’s got an interesting story: the surfing savant, becoming less and less interested with the trappings that come with his talents. Then the wheels fell off. A part of Clay’s Asperger’s Syndrome is a discomfort with travel. He started turning down work, only wanting a simple life.
This is episode two of What Happened to Clay Marzo – How the Wheels Fell off Clay Marzo’s Competitive Career.
