Regardless of his easy-going persona, however, we’re also eager to know if there’s anything in the world that could possibly make Al afraid. “I fear no God” he proclaims, stating that even if he were destined to live just three more hours, he would simply live without caring if it’s more or less time that he has left. A bold character, no doubt, but the famed barber admits that it’s relaxing with his family that gives him that clear balance in life. “I’m also quite stubborn too, or at least that’s what I hear.”

And because his mastery is so involved with craftsmanship and creativity – two things that are always in our hearts – we ask him if he believes a “classic” can also be considered a “modern”. Without thinking twice, Al shares: “I do classic haircuts all day long, and it happens that this style is modern right now. So yes, I think you can have both at the same time. Should it stop being modern, I would still go for classic –  ‘cause classic stays classic forever.”