Top Fives with Joel Birch of The Amity Affliction

Top 5 bands
1. The Rolling Stones
2. Nirvana
3. AC/DC
4. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
5. American Nightmare

Top 5 video parts
1. Secret Sumatra, The Hardlyfe II
2. Ryan Hardy, Nowadays, The Hardlyfe
3. Mitch Rawlins, Canaries, The Mitch Vid
4. Tonga, Tension 6
5. Michael Novy, Visions

Top 5 reasons to bodyboard
1. The feeling of scooping into barrels
2. Being able to surf shallow, heavy waves
3. Surfing ridiculous, pointless shorey’s
4. It’s super relaxing and super peaceful
5. Experiencing the ocean, it’s incredible

Top 5 places to tour
1. LA
2. New York
3. London
4. Germany as a whole is awesome
5. Anywhere in Australia… I love this place

Top 5 tattoos
1. My hands by Alison Manners
2. Snanther by Stooks
3. Tiger head by my mate Mitch 13
4. Helmet Sucks by best mate Helmet
5. Dead pope by Stooks

Top 5 bodyboarders
1. Ryan Hardy
2. Mike Stewart
3. Damian King
4. Guilherme Tamega
5. Mitch Rawlins

Top 5 things about Sunny Coast
1. There’s nothing going on… ever
2. Cyclone swells
3. It’s nice and peaceful
4. Heaps of rad beachies and fun reefs
5. Rock

Top 5 people to party with
1. Ahren Stringer
2. My girlfriend
3. Big Smash
4. Big M
5. The Roberts brothers

Top 5 bands to tour with
1. Deez Nuts
2. Break Even
3. Endwell
4. Hopeless
5. Skyway

Top 5 magazine covers
1. Fred Booth, Loop, Riptide 61
2. Andre Botha, Waimea, Riptide 129
3. Mike Stewart, Pipeline, Riptide 180
4. Ben Player, Air Forward, Movement 29
5. Michael Novy, Two Covers, Movement 33

Top 5 reasons to reject religion
1. It’s ridiculous
2. It’s hypocritical
3. Creates unnecessary wars
4. Stunts scientific progress
5. Creates a culture of close-mindedness

Top 5 things that make you happy
1. Bodyboarding
2. Being at home with my girl and family
3. Illustrating
4. Painting
5. People enjoying themselves in the water