The inside scoop: Chris Cormier proves he's still the life of the party

Flex, August, 2008

"I have 20 tattoos. I got my first when I was 18; I got 'Flex' put on my right leg. When you first get tattoos, put that baby sunblock on them and that will protect them when you go in the sun. You get sun damage, your tattoos turn that green color. be aware of that if you're getting a tattoo."

"It was 1999--the highlight of my career. I was cruising like it was nothing. I was spending every weekend in Vegas going to Ra. The owner was having me come there and do like a posing/dancing/get-the-crowd pumped-up type routine, which ended up with me in just my underwear on the stage. Turn on some good music, turn on a spotlight and just go at it."

"Mike Matarazzo. And me. We talked the most s--t. I thought you were supposed to do that stuff. Told him once, you better train those calves. You ain't got nothing between those armpits and those calves."

"Two to three hundred. Four hundred. I can show you, dube. There's people from all; over the world, though, so it just jacks up my phone bill sometimes. Amsterdam to Australia, Canada, Germany, England. I get these text messages on a daily basis. I'm not gonna tell you who from. At this point in time, that's not important."

"[Kevin] Levrone, he liked to drink. I'd see him complete on the tour--homeboy didn't even eat. I never seen homeboy eat the whole week. he just drank. And he was kicking everybody's ass."

"Four countries, four shows, in four days. And we did that many times. Every year we did that. That's why, when we go to shows and we got a hectic schedule, and guys are freaking out, I'm just sitting back chilling. Ain't nothing you can throw at me that I ain't been through."

"My Space? Damn. Old friends, new friends, friends I'll have a long time from now. Lot of good-looking women. Lot of fliting. It's a whole lot of flirting. It's a whole lot of flirting that's not going to really go anywhere, but you just throw it out there. you just go fishing. I kind of do it as somewhat of a hobby/sport."

"You can't have a multicolor man purse. it's gotta be Louis Vuitton and it's gotta be black. Gotta be an intimidating color. Don't smile a lot. make sure you walk straight. Don't be wiggling your hips or twisting your wrist around in circles. Just believe in what you're doing."

Interview by ALLAN DONNELLY Senior Editor/Online Editor