Rodney Mullen Interview | Tony Hawk & Skateboarding

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We were very fortunate to sit down with Rodney Mullen for the "Tony Hawk The Perfect Storm" piece to discuss what he believes the definition of skateboarding is, what Tony Hawk means to skateboarding and how the Tony Hawk Pro Skater video games affected skateboarding as a whole. Rodney enlightens us beyond our wildest imagination. Sit back and relax while Rodney dives deep into historical skate stories behind the first ever 900, skate innovation, getting kicked out of spots, his relationship with Tony Hawk, The Olympics, Powell Peralta and the Bones Brigade, early contest skating, the language of skating, video parts, freestyle and much more. Skaters mentioned: Tony Hawk, Bob Burnquist, Danny Way, Rob Sluggo Boyce, Stacy Peralta and more.
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@storied_skateboarding 8 ай бұрын

Be sure to check out JAWS 100 Ways right here on STORIED!

@jchastain789 2 ай бұрын

I just saw a clip of Tony talking about rodney and how he invented the helipop (front or back 360 spin). And I was sitting here wondering why he doesn't talk and do pods more. He's a pioneer and has contributed an unimaginable amount to skateboarding. Respect for you and him.

@top5records559 Жыл бұрын

Rodney mullen is the high level monk that sits at the top of mountain that when you finally reach that he gives the most simple answer that you overlooked and realized wow it was there the whole time. He is eternal.

@derekevans2318 22 күн бұрын

His words are so fun to discover. Years of my life just watching these undone things, these impossible things just to find out, he does them both ways, all ways. Litteraly, the impossible, he just did whenever, between meals, before a half mile march to the bathroom. My never been done before, was his 20yrs ago. Then to discover all of the fun little movements in that trick, that open the floodgates to so many other possibilities. I laugh a bit to here him say, "I was shy" when Tony got that fame. So many people were already fully aware of his progress, just waiting to what was next. Secondhand smoke, still gets played every time some kid says I can skate. Can you, do you know what style is? It's all up to you. Style can be anything.

@skatemobster Жыл бұрын

I wish Rodney would make his own KZfaq channel where he just talked for hours about life. He's so insightful. It just lifts my spirit listening to him.

@slimfixer3479 Жыл бұрын

I feel like a better person every time hear his profound words, like a part of me that was broken healed a little, mentally. That effect only the best teaching in the world can achieve. Respect to Mr Mullen, for passing on his knowledge for the benefit of others

@jimbeam-ru1my Жыл бұрын

how could you listen to his total retard rant here and call him insightful? He was given a simple fucking task- "define skateboarding" and he was completely incapable of doing it. that guy is a fucking moron.

@Unlockingparadoxes Жыл бұрын

I agree 💯 percent

@DarwinBoys1 Жыл бұрын

He’s way too busy for doing that I think

@Alphastare23 Жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing when I watched the Powell/Peralta doc a few years back, I guess 45 minutes is as good as anything! This guy's mind is as inspiring as it is insightful.

@devinschwartz7596 5 ай бұрын

I’ve never listened to Rodney talk before this, only seen his skating. This dude is so ridiculously smart man I had no idea. Just a treat to listen to

@mitchgillilan 3 ай бұрын

Of course he's smart.... he invented the kickflip. Hes a very creative guy

@buss1205 2 ай бұрын

@@mitchgillilan not only that, he pretty much invented street skateboarding.

@theapostrophewrecks3589 2 ай бұрын

Watch Dogtown and Bones Brigade docs

@jordandiggins6326 Ай бұрын

You don’t get that good and innovative without being brilliant in other ways too

@ShinyHubCaps Жыл бұрын

Rodney Mullen could talk about the beautiful way his lawn grows and we’d be entranced

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

That will be the follow up video

@chaseingabor Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@kylewattssurfing3266 Жыл бұрын

Oooooohhhh Yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! He is an amazing amazing amazing storyteller skateboard historian!!!

@rastaboy_gamesnstuff7778 Жыл бұрын

@@kylewattssurfing3266and an even more amazing skate boarder! But Rodney would say that's subjective to perspective😅

@treadstoned9915 Жыл бұрын

Facts! Man what would skateboarding be without this guy? I don't even wanna know...

@MR.FREEDMAN 11 ай бұрын

Rodney can give Tony all the respect in the world, but Rodney actually made me want to learn how to skate as a kid. He's just incredible.

@arnymon9340 9 ай бұрын

Rodney is the man!

@stephaniejonathan4970 8 ай бұрын

we all love Tony and how could you not.. but as a street skater, we all know that Rodney is best skater in the world.

@MR.FREEDMAN 8 ай бұрын

@@stephaniejonathan4970 Big facts

@frontsidegrinder6858 2 ай бұрын

@@stephaniejonathan4970still true

@decoeric 2 ай бұрын

I met Rodney about 6 years ago. I was at the talk for IBM he discusses. He did a meet and greet after. Growing up with the bones brigade it was a spiritual moment for me. He was the nicest and most genuine human I have ever met. I felt like the few minutes we chatted he actually listened to me and cared what I had to say. Thanks Rodney!

@storied_skateboarding 2 ай бұрын

🙌🙏

@20eyesmisfit Жыл бұрын

Man Rodney is so deep, his passion and wisdom just captivates you.

@jimbeam-ru1my Жыл бұрын

only when you're a complete idiot and have no idea what logic or wisdom is

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

It's true

@exposingtheamericanstasitr3579 Жыл бұрын

Most definitely an old soul.

@bellsprout. 11 ай бұрын

damn dude..

@raymawst5370 Жыл бұрын

Dudes a philosopher!

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

Yup

@jwise25 Жыл бұрын

The world would be such a better place if everyone could just spend 10 mins with Rodney.

@joejoe2658 Жыл бұрын

not for him it wouldn't.

@lustforlow-end6022 Жыл бұрын

Yes! His voice is so calming he could most likely end wars!

@THEjoelivingstone Жыл бұрын

I'm going to get shit on for this, so I'll preface this with: Rodney is the GOAT and most influential skater of all time. That said, he over-explains obvious things ad nauseam. It's like some autistic God is beaming stuff most people already know into his brain for his 24/7 Ted Talk. His true genius is upstairs, and in his feet. I'll skip the mouth floor.

@saltybastardgaming5603 Жыл бұрын

@@lustforlow-end6022 plenty of other mentally handicapped people to hang out with

@DiegoSantos-yk9xv Жыл бұрын

So damn true!

@rodmullen64 Жыл бұрын

This legend speaks in poetry. Not just his words, his cadence. When he speaks its a performance. Unconscious as it may be. He's why i started skating 19 years ago and part of why i still skate

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

🤝🙌

@brandonmason388 Жыл бұрын

I NEVER would’ve known he’d grow up to be so eloquent. The best spokesperson for skating in the world. He was always extremely awkward in the little interviews clips on skate videos as a kid, like through the 80s. I never saw it coming

@rodmullen64 Жыл бұрын

@@brandonmason388 bro took introspection and eloqution to max stat. I wish we had more footage of him just talking

@brandonmason388 Жыл бұрын

@@rodmullen64 for real. But I’m happy we get what we get from him. I’m an 80s kid and back then he was a real mystery. There were a couple magazine interviews but he didn’t really go in depth on any of the stuff he talks about these days. Now we get a little better glimpse of the real genius

@jasongarcia2140 Жыл бұрын

You and I have been skating almost the same amount of time. Thps Rodney's stats were like maxed out right? Skate on! I never live anywhere without a board I always gotta have it.

@sometimesSensible Жыл бұрын

"you strike me as a wild duck, im something of a wild duck myself, and around here, its always duck hunting season." perfect

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

🙌

@ElWarto93 11 ай бұрын

Crazy to perceive his level of humbleness. This man invented almost every flip there is and still he sees himself lower in terms of quality than the guys he toured with when he started skateboarding. Just insane. This man is how every sportsman should be: inclusive, humble, creative, passionate, not afraid to show his emotions. He is a role model for all of us.

@JTGaughan Жыл бұрын

Any thing I could say about Rodney would be an understatement. His wisdom and love speaks for itself.

@joejoe2658 Жыл бұрын

yep, he can even spell "anything"

@SuperfluidAlkaloid 2 ай бұрын

@@joejoe2658 lame

@AJGray-vr7jv Жыл бұрын

Most just won't realize how rare it is to hear from Rodney; this man is such an immense blessing to us all

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

He is

@hamper187 Жыл бұрын

The term GOAT gets thrown around alot these days but this guy is the actual definition of GOAT

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@johnnycoolguy9554 7 ай бұрын

I don't know if there's anyone alive today that has contributed more to their industry than Rodney Mullen has for skateboarding. The GOAT of GOATs

@pigs6486 6 ай бұрын

@@johnnycoolguy9554Michael Jordan did quiiiiiiite a bit

@johnnycoolguy9554 6 ай бұрын

@@pigs6486 sure he won a lot. But did he create nearly every technique, every skill that basketball players MUST learn in order to participate in the sport? Because that is what Rodney Mullen did. He literally created the foundation and continually built on that with every skill you have to know to be a skateboarder. MJ was a product of his sport, Rodney Mullen was the creator.

@seansinger640 5 ай бұрын

@@johnnycoolguy9554 exactly. When I heard him speak about the language of skateboarding, how modular and adaptive and perfectly descriptive to a scientific level of precision it is, all I could think was, "yeah, Rodney, that was mostly your doing. Sure, many others contributed to it, but you were one of the most influential elements in creating that system and redefining the way we see and experience skateboarding even today. So thank you." The man is so humble and so quick to commend the work of others that just by listening to him, you wouldn't necessarily realize how much of the vocabulary and base structural composition of skateboarding was born from his incredible mind. I just hope people realize the immeasurable impact that Rodney Mullen had on the artform of skating and the community surrounding it. Absolute legend. He and Tony provided the shoulders on which everyone who came after them could stand.

@shainedupuis2649 Жыл бұрын

Doesn't matter if he can define skateboarding, he DID define skateboarding. The shape of skateboards evolved to what they are now to suit the tricks he invented. Absolute LEGEND and who I ALWAYS used on THPS lol

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

🙌🙌🙌

@Rockit739 Жыл бұрын

Yes! THPS, always had to be Rodney!!!

@Dee-nonamnamrson8718 Жыл бұрын

Well, he helped design the shape of modern skateboards. So of course they do. Skateboarding wouldn't be anything without Rodney.

@louieo.blevinsmusic4197 9 ай бұрын

Same. I remember in his skate video on the second game he used an AFI song from “Black Sails the Sunset.” Such a ridiculously underrated album.

@JEEJ_MUSIC Жыл бұрын

Mullen is a gift to humanity, not just skateboarding. What a wise and inspiring person. I could listen to him speak for hours

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

Yes

@MauricioMagaldi Жыл бұрын

The "normal" world isn't prepared for the the type of intelligence this man projects. We're SO lucky to have him on our corner! Thanks Storied for putting this out... This HAD to be documented for the benefit of humanity

@Late20sSkateboarder Жыл бұрын

The smartest skater to ever live... and he was the OG. True fucking legend.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

He is

@Glenn-hm8sb 2 ай бұрын

People that are not into skating .. They don't get it. Skating is the hardest sport and the most difficult sport. And it's above other sports. And they tried to tell us that skateboarding is not a sport 😅

@Mary-dc6js Ай бұрын

@@Glenn-hm8sbI love skating, skated for years, but to say itsnthe hardest is ridiculous. Boxing, mma, muay thai, wrestling etc those are the hardest sports. You are living in a fantasy land.

@wok138 11 ай бұрын

The way he made me proud to be a part of what he was talking about, just made me smiled and warmth my heart. Love Rodney..Legendary OG.

@storied_skateboarding 11 ай бұрын

❤️🤝

@matthewpalmer5188 Жыл бұрын

This man is the albert einstein of skateboarding and always will be my number one favorite skater.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

Its true

@sirKonradical Жыл бұрын

I remember that night Tony landed the 900, the whole atmosphere was crazy, and it felt like everyone there was willing him to keep going with their energy. I didn't think I was witnessing history at the time.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome

@imvengeance666 Жыл бұрын

Father Rodney giving a sermon on all things that are good and the one almighty Skateboarding.

@humstudios1595 Жыл бұрын

What a great interview. I personally have admired Rodney since I began skating at age 11. I will be 50 in a little less than a month now, still skate every day and as time progresses on, my respect and admiration for who Rodney has become as a human being has only grown. He has an ability to articulate what many of us feel and have come to know through our experiences skateboarding. If skateboarding had a spiritual leader, he would be the equivalent of what the Dalai Lama is to Tibetan Buddhists.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

🙌🙌🙌

@sligdrums Жыл бұрын

This man two min in already done dropped bars beyond words.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

🙌

@richardstanley1169 Жыл бұрын

This was something special, my only criticism would be I wish it was like 4 hours long haha, A good interviewer knows when to just let the subject talk, and that's what you did, well done.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

Haha

@haaake Жыл бұрын

Man listening to Rodney you can just tell how present he is. Skateboarding really brings that out in people. You can't be in your head and you really learn to enjoy life for the fleeting collection of moments it is. It really is fascinating how the world has always tried to push skateboarding into the world of "sport" with contests and various other things. And through each generation it always pushes back. It truly is an art beyond what "art" can even be described as. Anyone in skateboarding can do an NBD, and someone can do a trick so beautifully that it will make you forget that anyone else has ever done it.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@Dbskatedesigns Жыл бұрын

This was incredible to listen to. All of his speeches still make me “feel” and look deeper within myself and my craft. Skateboarding is art. This is what I will do tell the day die. Skateboarding has given and shown me everything. I owe it everything and it owes me nothing. Thank you Rodney for always being that light to us, on and off the board.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

🙌🙌🙌

@NJLinealCatalogMusic Жыл бұрын

Rodney has been one of my heros. And here is the funny thing. I have never skateboarded. I dedicated my life to music. And yet, he is one of my mentors and I love him so dearly. I have never been so deeply connected to someone I have never met and he has helped save me through times of absolute despair. I'm doing well and I hope he is too. Bless him...my spirit guide, the Great Mystic Mutt.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

❤️

@rexhavoc9 4 күн бұрын

Rodney is a Skater/Philosopher/Poet rolled into one, is amazing, he speaks about life using skateboarding, its mind blowing.

@storied_skateboarding 4 күн бұрын

🙌

@DeadHandX Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this.

@Apr0x1m0 Жыл бұрын

That opening monologue is so profound and sets the tone for the rest of the vid. Rodney truly is unique!

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@GregPlaysGames Жыл бұрын

Rodney is such a legend. Listening to him talk about skateboarding and life in general makes me want to run through a brick wall. Truly one of the best dudes on Earth.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

He is the best

@Rockit739 Жыл бұрын

No words can describe Rodney, the closest I can get is BEYOND SKATEBOARDING!!! Openly outlines the absolute truth and reality of anything, and he does it for everyone to see. A true role model!

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@exposingtheamericanstasitr3579 Жыл бұрын

His strict parents had alot resistance in the beginning regarding him skateboarding. Luckily Stacy Peralta went and pleaded with them to let Rodney go adroad to competitions. Which enabled him to follow his true passion. The pressures were huge to stay home, work and help the family like everyone else where theyre from . His father was really strict and didnt support his son skating at all, because he thought it was childish and he didnt believe it could be an actual respectable paying profession. So Rodney practiced his routines at night after his family obligations. All that stress affected him socially and he didnt like doing interviews, and was initially an outsider. He was quirky and misunderstood by other skaters who mocked him in the beginning.. But the Bones brigade /Powell Peralta skaters and eventually the world would realized he was lightening in a bottle.. And would become the King of Flatland Freestyle. .Ive got mad respect for Rodney above all others in pro skateboarding simply for what he went through to be there. Those teenage years are hard enough but finding ones self, while polishing his craft to perfection, and being the literal rope in a tug of war between parents and promoter must have been really stressful place to be.. under the microscope of fame and the weight of guilt from leaving home to follow his dream would have made most folks more reserved. or just plain antisocial at best. But he used all that angst for fuel and kept his focus on his ultimate goal. The pressures he internalized and handled as a minor back then.. (and without airing it out in the media publicly, not for sympathy nor for fame or respect) im sure, helped shape him into the insightful gem of a person we have today. Also his parents came to their senses after winning a couple competitions and have fully supported him and his choice to skate since. i would imagine they realized they were wrong about his potential as a young man and about skatboarding in general.

@Dee-nonamnamrson8718 Жыл бұрын

I first played THPS in 4th grade and I had never even touched a skateboard. As soon as I saw Rodney Mullen's part, I new I wanted to try it. I finally got my first board at 12 years old, back in 1998. Entirely because of Rodney's video part when you beat the game with him. I would love to meet him once just to say thank you.

@QuincyKane Жыл бұрын

If you wanted to make this a regular series with Rodney, I'd totally be down for that, haha! But seriously, I love hearing Rodney speak, and it's always such a special treat when there's some kind of new video with him. Thank you for making this happen 🙏

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

I would love to haha

@ANDRESSANCHEZHAIR Жыл бұрын

Make it happen 😁

@shredder9643 Жыл бұрын

Rodney mullen lives forever in my memory not for being the best flat ground skater to ever have lived but for being so beautifully well spoken. I have such an appreciation for his existence.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

Yep

@sterlingpratt4901 Жыл бұрын

@38:45 is maybe the best mantra I've ever heard 🤣 "Be cool! There are other people in the room." I love watching this man speak, he's such a blessing. His ability to wax poetic about particle physics when asked about the nature of character and responsibility and arrive at something so relatable and deceptively simple, and he's so consistently good at it, at highlighting the beauty in his variance of perspectives.

@TheBigChad 14 күн бұрын

He’s the absolute greatest of all time and yet he’s so humble and passive. I hope he understands how great he is and how big of an impact he had on ALL of us. Nobody would be here without Tony, and Tony wouldn’t have been here without Rodney

@storied_skateboarding 14 күн бұрын

🙌

@repoman84 Жыл бұрын

I love Rodney so much, what a beautiful soul.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

🙌🤝

@nicholasmesa3588 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 As a Ballet Dancer AND Skateboarder myself, i understand exactly what you are getting at, in what it is that keeps us going, because what we choose to do is having an effect. Someway, somehow, my existence is not futile. Thank you for this. Thank you.

@jhebadiasprunklefunk9243 Жыл бұрын

I can only hope that someone who knows Rodney, shows him how much love, respect and wholesome admiration the comments always have for him. Everytime there's an interview with him, it's like he's able to poetically describe the soul of skateboarding.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

🙌🙌🙌

@SpectatingYou 15 күн бұрын

Man I've seen this guy skate for years and have never heard him talk like this. Rodney is truly a 1 of a kind

@storied_skateboarding 15 күн бұрын

🎯

@Mike-ge7pe Ай бұрын

One of the many great gifts Rodney’s given us is being able to see him grow from the quiet prodigy whose expression was visionary skateboarding to a beautiful mind whose expression is eloquent perspective.

@storied_skateboarding Ай бұрын

🙌

@leugimx7315 Жыл бұрын

This man is really passionate about skateboarding just by the cracks in his voice when he speaks about it seems like it saved his life.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

Yep

@jake61072 Жыл бұрын

LMAO ITS RODNEY MULLEN DICKHEAD

@warlord1873 11 ай бұрын

His technique and the skills he created are insane

@joeyislas1834 Ай бұрын

I love how humble this man is even though he is literally the godfather to street skating. This man has invented so many tricks that we all take for granted. Forever a legend. Love you Rodney. You will always be my favorite skater!

@storied_skateboarding Ай бұрын

🙏

@FliptheFrog Ай бұрын

My god I connected to that interview on another level. Skating is beauty personified. Doesn’t matter what level you do it at, the freedom to make it your own is unmatched

@storied_skateboarding Ай бұрын

🙏

@laurentderycke5694 Жыл бұрын

had the chance to talk with him for half an hour some ten years ago, what a wonderful human being. He's nearly right about anything he says, so thought out, considerate, friendly, funny, wise, weird, smart. Got to love him, thank you for this interview, adding to his mystery and legacy.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@tecreates2384 Жыл бұрын

Rod is so humble he just let the fact the interviewer didn’t ask him about the real pinnacle moment in skating, that every skater called what he did “magic”, just not bring it up and build up his friend when asked about him. Respect to the man that invented magic flips, landed impossibles, gave imagination to every skater to pursue the limitless bounds of imagination. The 900 was never possible without Rodney showing that skating had no boundaries as long as the physics were there and the driver was hungry for it.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

The interview was about Tony Hawk + the 900

@tecreates2384 Жыл бұрын

@@storied_skateboarding I’d say the interview was about perspective… art is never black and white with one meaning; we’re both wrong and we’re both right.

@Glenn-hm8sb 2 ай бұрын

We have always known that skating have many more dimentions compared to other "sports". More freedom, variation.. the list is long. so proud we have someone like Mullen to put words to our communities ❤

@storied_skateboarding 2 ай бұрын

❤️🛹

@user-wh8wu5ko7g Жыл бұрын

Because of Rodney , I love skateboarding. Since a kid. Came across his videos. Life took me else where so I don’t skate. But I love skateboarding.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@JSp4wN 5 ай бұрын

Rodney's one of the most humble, insightful, creative and down to earth humans walking this earth. I'm compelled to say "Rodney and Keanu are competing for Best human" but their personalities are literally the exact Opposite of that statement. We're truly "blessed" to have such an amazing human amongst us.

@jrreyes621 2 ай бұрын

Playing the Tony Hawk games back in the day and I always thought Mullen was deaf/mute. First time ever hearing him talk my goodness he needs to do a podcast on life 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

@storied_skateboarding 2 ай бұрын

🙌🙌🙌

@labbeaj Жыл бұрын

This brought tears to my eyes.... Beautiful!!!

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

🤝

@Unlockingparadoxes Жыл бұрын

We love you Rodney Mullen. 💯❤️🙏🛹

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

🙌

@fiore_adriano Жыл бұрын

Legend ❤. The amount of times I got goosebumps.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

🙌

@one2abuse Ай бұрын

Mad respect, His way of seeing skateboarding, other people and the world in general is awesome.

@storied_skateboarding Ай бұрын

💯

@christianoulrich Жыл бұрын

We need a Rodney Mullen Nine Club episode!!

@skeven0 Жыл бұрын

yeah i would love that, but something i really want to see is Rodney and Andy Anderson having a chat with eachother that would be fun

@HassAminian Жыл бұрын

👌🌟 “…nothing has helped shape contemporary culture more than skateboardings emergence into the public consciousness…”

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

🙌🙌🙌

@benspivey5782 Жыл бұрын

What a great guy,could listen to him all day

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

🙌

@samwirtel5230 Ай бұрын

This is what the creators of anything new sound like when they talk about it! They may not be as eloquent as MR.Mullen, but I assure you they’re as passionate. The creation of something new takes passion like no other!! The creation of anything new is born in the minds of passionate people, like Mullen, Hawk & Gonz for skateboarding!! I guarantee that Davinci talked about perspective and painting like this. Passion is the currency that matters most, find it, cultivate it, let it grow and drive you, and the peace and joy will follow!! Thank you Mr.Mullen for cultivating your passion so we can see how it’s done!!

@storied_skateboarding Ай бұрын

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@nikorobinson4017 Жыл бұрын

When you asked the question what if Tony didn’t do the 900 now your getting into the capacity of his intellect, great :).

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

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@8369378 Жыл бұрын

Just the most wonderful and articulate man. We should be so proud and grateful he is part of our culture.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

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@wittvonwitt4403 11 ай бұрын

Ive been watching Rodney since the 80s and his intellectual outlook of skating and life is something ive always been profoundly effected by. Thank you Rodney for everything.

@storied_skateboarding 11 ай бұрын

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@DiegoSantos-yk9xv Жыл бұрын

Everybody needs a friend like Rodney.

@JoeyGodsey 4 ай бұрын

21:02 In tears on this story.

@GullyB Жыл бұрын

This guy influenced so much of my early teenage years, his autobiography gave me so much insight when I was about 13. 18 years later I still reference it.

@slimfixer3479 Жыл бұрын

Read it last year, totally inspiring, grounding and centering, found it to be one of the most useful books I've read to date, bought a casio watch from a second hand store, and dug into skating for my health, it takes humble judgement to keep pushing at 40, it's fun to see what comes naturally vs a hard wall of no

@toadabone Жыл бұрын

I think if I ran into Rodney somewhere I wouldn't even mention skateboarding. He is such and incredible human being that I feel I'd be wasting my time to talk to someone with such intellect and to only focus on skateboarding.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

Haha true

@boardlife2869 Жыл бұрын

If I substitute the word "Skateboarding" with "Surfing" this is the best description of my life long pursuit that very few understand as to "Why" we still do it.

@exposingtheamericanstasitr3579 Жыл бұрын

This man IS the definition of freestyle skateboarding. Without him freestyle may have never even hit our radar. Rodney Mullen is the innovator and his true story, is a story of survival through focus.. focus on the goal and not the existential noise surrounding us. Thanks for your beautiful eccentricity and unwaivering dedication my friend. Love and Respect.

@plexyglass429 Жыл бұрын

Dude invented the kickflip, it wasn't untill I played project 8 till I truly saw the magic of freestyle skating (the mocap surpasses anything even in modern games). He's an amazing artist

@mclarensaleenf7 11 ай бұрын

He also invented the flatground ollie, nobody had figured out how to pop the board up back then. He invented nearly every basic flip trick and many freestyle tricks and grinds like the darkslide or primo slides. I find it incredibly impressive how he was able to transition from competing in freestyle to street when that became popular in the ‘90s. I remember him saying it was extremely difficult and he did not like it at first. I guess he had to get more used to tricks at speed, gaps, grinds, etc.

@Luhblakkmusix 7 ай бұрын

Street wouldn’t exist it’s because of him that they had the tricks they had to learn. I hope I can reach even a quarter of a step of the way to such an astonishing street/freestyle skater. Right now I can Ollie any time, finger flip kickflip way just about anytime and if I get lucky shuvit. Lol if I get super lucky I can kickflip moving it just seems a little easier.

@Glenn-hm8sb 2 ай бұрын

Mullen is the Main godfather of streetskating. More than any other pro. You could add Mark Gonzales to that list.

@thecincylife5736 10 ай бұрын

The more I hear Rodney speak these days makes me understand his whole style of skateboarding and how he did what he did. What a beautiful soul

@storied_skateboarding 10 ай бұрын

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@theglitch_713 Жыл бұрын

This dude is so philosophical. I could hear him talk all day. Just give me a joint of some dope ass weed and I'm set. 💪

@ocean10dj 9 ай бұрын

Rodney is such an amazing human being...he gets it...he gets life...he gets the meaning of every detail that life has to offer, thank you Rodney.

@FrictionShifter Жыл бұрын

Our world is lucky to have Rodney ❤️

@k.c.r.5974 Жыл бұрын

I will be moved to tears when i attempt to grasp the gravity of what Rodney Mullens skateboard meant to him...and what he meant to all of skateboarding in return...the power in that is mind blowing. And it's another incredible example of love and the human experience. Staceys Peraltas documentaries arent just magnificent documentaries...they are works of love especially when looking at Dogtown and Bones Brigade. I know Jay Adams changed my life and made it just a little bit better...and so did my skateboard.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@craigstewart8123 Жыл бұрын

Describing the indescribable, it’s difficult to do. I have a lot of respect for Rodney’s ability to articulate this. Skateboarding had a huge impact on my life, and Tony & Rodney are the guys that inspired me at Expo 86.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

Agree

@yorkshiremike5083 Жыл бұрын

I started skating when I was ten and I'm now forty eight and still ask myself what skateboarding is. What it means to be a skater and its place in society. Is it an art or is it a science? Does it float somewhere between the two. I've never really been able to come to a satisfactory conclusion but listening to this interview is as close as I've ever come to finding the answer.

@JAWS_164 2 ай бұрын

I love Rodney Mullens Philosophy on skateboarding in general

@storied_skateboarding 2 ай бұрын

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@Shizzle86 Жыл бұрын

Rodney is so big in the skateboarding world, yet so humble and calm. Very wise and great speaker. True legend!

@box3y Жыл бұрын

I could never get tired of hearing from Rodney. Thus, every rare video and interview feels even more special. Bravo, again! Excited to follow this channel’s continued journey

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

Same!

@brandonbadmocassin7441 2 ай бұрын

Not sure if there is anyone else who talks about skating with this much passion than Rodney Mullen

@storied_skateboarding 2 ай бұрын

No lies

@SlamFM36 Жыл бұрын

I don't think anyone is more dedicated to and in-tune with skating than Rodney Mullen.

@merlebump5328 Жыл бұрын

There are very few people I really admire in this world. Rodney and Tony are two people that I really admire. I guess I could say, love. I'm not a hardcore skateboarder but I've always loved it, and have been relearning recently. I also rollerblade. But no matter what I do, these guys are heroes and an inspiration. Thank you Tony and Rodney for what you have done

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@zackxdig Жыл бұрын

We need more Rodney interviews, could seriously listen to him talk about anything.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

Same

@DbeeM 7 ай бұрын

Well, I was fascinated by Jean-Paul Satre in the 20th century , now Rodney Mullen in the 21st century , from seeing him throw down insane tricks in the “ditch” at Del Mar to what he has evolved into is pure joy.

@cormacfdoyle Жыл бұрын

The joy and love Rod has just spills from him. They say never meet your heroes; nah, I'd love to meet Rodeny.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@BigSirZebras Жыл бұрын

22:30 pretty sure that is Rodney doing an impression of Tony. It's pretty good. Never thought I would see that.

@cfitzg Жыл бұрын

Every skater and their parent(s) should watch this. I'm only 5:00 in and am floored by his ability to show the parallels with other sports and arts in order to explain/define the essence of skateboarding. Rodney is the Man.

@dereklaverne7608 9 ай бұрын

A lot of people viewing this still don’t HEAR what Rodney is saying. They don’t feel what he’s saying. Having a love and passion for something to the point where there’s a struggle to communicate to other human beings of how high of a level it really is to them. They’re scared that they will never have enough of it. They will never be satisfied with the levels of skill they have achieved. Success is only a word for the envious. Trophies and fame aren’t what they seek, but as artist they look for influence and motivation. Pouring inspiration into the crowds is this man’s trophy while still seeking to inspire himself even more every day. One huge thing people fail to see is RESPECT. He hated the competitions because he still had so much respect for other’s work and dedication to skateboarding while others failed to see that. All they saw were “Rodney’s the GOAT” and “Rodney’s going to kill the competition” , leaving the respect aspect out of it. Skating is an art and every single artist is different. Rodney, Tony, Haslam, Daewon, Sheckler, Rowley, Thomas, Way, Williams, Muska…… the list goes on and on. Skateboarding is absolutely unique because unlike football, basketball, or any other sport that takes a toll on the body, most skateboarders are still skating back home afterwards. When the cameras aren’t rolling, skaters still are. They can’t live without it. This interview was amazing and we need so much more of them from Rodney and the other greats that continue motivating and inspiring the masses. There’s a great Ryan Sheckler documentary called “Rolling Away”. I encourage you to watch that. Whether you like Sheckler or not, it shows how most if not all skateboarders think and proves what drives them to keep going in life. It also proves Rodney’s point of how there may not ever be enough for something you’re really in love with.

@seansinger640 5 ай бұрын

Thank you guys for this rare and incredible insight into one of my favorite people in the world. This guy, with the unparalleled combination of his uncaged creativity and absolutely unstoppable work ethic and dedication to his craft, both defined what skateboarding was and continuously changed our perception of what it could be. If it weren't for Rodney, I can't imagine that skateboarding would have reached anywhere near the heights of not only popularity that it received, but the respect it garnered through recognition of its very unique place in the overlap between sport and artform. He was instrumental in taking a toy, a transportation aid, an initially clunky attempt to transliterate the flowing poetry of surfing onto the hard and ungiving asphalt, into an art residing in a class of its own with depth and subtlety so far beyond what anyone could have imagined at the time. He might not be as popular or universally recognized as his good friend Mr. Hawk, but he is at least as responsible (if not moreso) for creating the depth and methodology of execution that raised it from a simple pastime to a respected form of expression unlike any other. So thank you for making this happen, because guys like him are too important and influential for their greatness to go undocumented, and he is far too humble to self-promote his way into the public eye and force that recognition. Takes folks like you guys to make that happen, and on behalf of everyone who lives and breathes this shit, thank you for that gift.

@storied_skateboarding 5 ай бұрын

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@tvsavery666 Жыл бұрын

Chase got Tony and Rodney in the first few episodes. This channel is going to go far!

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

🤝

@tristanblancq3173 Жыл бұрын

He wields technical terms and language at such a profound level. Let alone his revolutionary work in Skating damn.. Rodney is a savant in many fields.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

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@maguskates Жыл бұрын

If I ever get around to creating a team of advisors in my head, Rodney is definitely at the table.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

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@deanarnold6284 Жыл бұрын

I was having a difficult day and happened upon this, such a beautiful soul. Thank you Rodney…..

@the6ig6adwolf Жыл бұрын

Love you Rodney. Thank you 🙏

@musclecarczarig4003 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, anytime Rodney speaks its worth listening to. Crazy to think how symmetrical his, Tony's, and Stacy's relationships were at such critical junctions in their career, they all needed each other.

@storied_skateboarding Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@georgebarraza2472 15 күн бұрын

Mullen is the Yoda of sk8boarding much respect to the flatland rider..i started riding again after 15yrs off a board, im 52 now and still riding hard...

@storied_skateboarding 15 күн бұрын

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