Fuel Fest 2025: Tyrese & Cody Open Up About Paul Walker, Car Culture, and Raising $700k for Charity
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How did Tyrese Gibson experience his last moments with Paul Walker?
I want you guys specifically to know this from me. We shot Furious 7 in Atlanta. At the end of the movie, when Ben Diesel was in one car and Paul was in the other car, driving down the road, Paul went one way and Ben went the other way. That's actually what happened for me in Atlanta. We were on our way for Thanksgiving break. We were literally driving on one of those kind of side roads right off the freeway. And I was going to lean up, crack a couple jokes. And we kept driving. You know, when I seen the way the movie ended, it was like, wow, that was kind of crazy because that's actually what happened. This is literally where I got my personal last hug from my brother and woke up to the news of this unexpected tragedy.
This one's luck, I let the pain inspire me. I put my all in everything I'm doing. Up until it's done, I mean for the entirety. I put in overtime. I be working. Just know I'm a go for mine. Cause I earned it. They watching. I know it's time. I confirmed it. The whole society determined. Determined society.
What's up, everybody? Welcome back to the Determined Society. I am your host, Sean French. I have an amazing treat for you today, as always. But first, hit the follow button on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple, and get ready for this fast and furious episode. We're going to be highlighting Fuel Fest with amazing guests Tyrese Gibson and Cody Walker. What's up, boys? Yo, what up, Sean? Hey, man, it's good to see you guys.
Man, good to see you, bro. Good to be here, man. It looks like you haven't missed a day at a gym over there, man.
Bro, I'm getting back into it, man. Like, you know, I'm trying. You know, I see some vascularity coming out.
Yeah, I was about to say, man, the veins is popping, man. You got something going on over there.
Bro, coming from you, like, I'm going to hold on to that, and I'm going to take that to heart, bro.
I see yours because I don't see mine.
Well, you have a shirt on. You have one of them old school Adidas tracksuits on. So I'm sure it's there, bro.
I'm covering up everything.
I'm coming to market with mine. So no guys, listen, it's super excited to meet you guys. You know, obviously super excited to talk about fuel fast and what it means, you know, at a deeper rooted level and what it's providing the car culture and just even giving back to your lives as well. And carrying on Cody, your brother, Paul's legacy is something that he would be proud of that people can go and, and really dive into the culture and go fast safely and really have somewhere to go to celebrate the 20 years of fast, really. I mean, think about that. I mean, it's been two decades, you know, and there's people that have grown up on that fast and furious, you know, legacy. So this is more than just fast.
a car show this is a lot hey man either you read our bio or you've listened to like five of our interviews like we don't really have i'm really good tyrese you know like i do my research man you've covered all of the like the bullet notes i don't really know what's left i mean we could talk about we could talk about the weather in atlanta at this point yeah
How has Fuel Fest grown over the years?
Yeah, the weather in Atlanta is bipolar. We don't want to do that, man. We never know what it's going to be about. But you guys just wrapped up West Palm Beach, right?
Yeah, we did our first year proudly in Tampa. And, I mean, we probably did about 10,000 to 12,000, which is, like, insane. Like, there's no one in music that could go into a market for the first time and say, hi, this is an event called Fuel Fest. Would you guys be willing to show up? I mean, 10,000 to 12,000 people showed up in Tampa. That was our first year. And that was one weekend. And then the following weekend, we went back to West Palm Beach and did – probably 23,000. The crowd just keeps getting bigger and bigger and crazier. So this year is going to be our second annual QFS in Atlanta, um, where probably I've been living here for the last eight years. And, you know, when we talk about Paul Walker and, our brother that we love.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is Fuel Fest and why is it significant?
1:45
2
How did Tyrese Gibson experience his last moments with Paul Walker?
0:00–3:38
3
How has Fuel Fest grown over the years?
3:38–8:44
4
What is Reach Out Worldwide and how is it connected to Paul Walker?
8:44–13:40
5
How does Fuel Fest contribute to charity?
13:40–19:02
6
What is the personal significance of Fuel Fest to Cody Walker?
19:02–21:53
7
How does Fuel Fest celebrate car culture and community?
21:53–30:05
Speakers
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