Interview with Rodney Mullen

[HEZBULL666]

this is how rodney mullen has always sounded he is a very quiet spoken person

[DudeUForgotAmmo]

He is so humble and motivational.

[xsilhouette1]

Daewon Song disliked this video.

[SourMoonBlues]

I would love to join that circle of conversation……with a joint.

[phattybeats]

@x360xShoTzZx She can finally rest in peace, the way Rodney would have wanted it.

[ThaSK8M8]

damn everytime i see something about rodney mullen...it makes me want to skate more and more

[superkezsingh]

that guy in the blue just wants a cock up his arse



[cwthree5]

@superkezsingh fuck you, what he said was extremely inspirational.

[Harry00Long]

He sounds like hes on drugs! lol

Just joking! He is saying the truth and very clever things!

[lofi73]

A lot of people could learn from his humble attitude.

[MrKeithStone]

Man, Rodney is deep!

[1snazzy2]

dang rodney seems so humble kind and mellow. i would love to meet him one day not for skating but to listen to his stories, advice and guidance. just the way he talks is calming.

[dondiwhite1]

Enjoi is under the same distribution as World Industries....same as Blind,Almost and Darkstar and probably a couple more companies(wheels and trucks).

[unknownskater121]

@dondiwhite1 yessir. that is known as the dwindle distribution !

[TheTeenageMuffin]

all the shit that rodney can do, you would think that hes a cocky guy. nope. he actually hates to admit that he created half of the flatground.

[go2jeremiah]

Who the heck disliked this....

[TheBradyNation]

I beleive Rodney is a reincarnation of Buddha.

[TheGrizzzle]

he should be the next mr. rodgers

[unknownskater121]

@BLizardSkateboarding "Almost Skateboards was started in 2003 by pro skaters Rodney Mullen, John Paul Talara, Daewon Song and Kenon Sangala"

Which is under dwindle distribution with Enjoi, Speed Demons, Darkstar, and Tensor. :)

[skatedistrict238]

Rodney Mullin! Founder of skateboarding, and one hell of a philosopher! 

[11mcmullen]

rodney was inventing the tricks they use today. kickflip,judoflip,airwalk,ect.­... long live rodney mullen!!!!!!!!!!

[sicbrick]

most chilled voice after Snoop

[rhysdonaghy]

Cool basterd

[timhoerner]

hes like a yogi

[Alien010Skater]

mellowww

[johnw4444]

rodney mullen looks like a fucking crack head ...wtf happened to him?

[CurtBombSchaldach]

@johnw4444 he doesn't sleep much. he skates all night

[rhysdonaghy]

@johnw4444 nothing he's just a chillaxed dude. Never say anything like that about him!

[Bullring1]

He's the most gentle human being...

[bigHITMAN515]

he's the most wises person ive even seen through skateboarding.

[dipsilalaundco]

micheal jackson

[iRaddog]

i feel like im watching mr rogers neighborhood haha

[msduckfuck]

he has a sort of light madness

[dirtyfocker]

The funny thing is I don't really care, just wrote something that would get people to go all keyboard hero and feel attacked over some words. Clearly none of you are listening to Rodney. Haha:) thanks girls

[x360xShoTzZx]

My Girlfriend said Rodney Mullen can't skate.

Now shes single...

JK haha

Shes Dead...

[TheSquirrel8485]

@x360xShoTzZx nice one braw thats original as fuck

[ForbiddenSkateTeam1]

Hes so fucking chill! Hes like high, but it just comes naturally, he dont need wee or a pipe, hes mullen bitch!

[JackDaScarecrow]

dude oozes wisdom......

[L3zer]

holy shit. he looks like an older steve berra!

[ebelingb]

Ultimate Achievement? Getting a grown up haircut.

[tensor517]

lol why isnt he a therapist?

[improllylit]

@tensor517 He is, he just helped me in this video and its a shame i'll never get to tell him.

[cglaff]

Dude Mullen is like the fucking Monk of skateboading. Such a humble person.

[JayInWonderland]

the Michael Jackson of skateboarding.

[youlittlestar]

he acts like michael jackson hahaha

[brrnay]

i wonder if he's dropped a lot of acid.. anyone know what's up with him? did he retire? i guess his last part was the almost vid.

[MrGabys91]

this guy is the closest to figuring out life, hes so wise and peaceful 

[Okaymax]

I could relate... I go to U of I right now.... I skate, play guitar, and just have fun all the time. Yeah I have good grades, but it's hard figuring out what you want to do.. Word of adivce, do what you LOVE.

[LATRONNIK]

in some parts his voice sounds like michael jacksons :ö

[sazowner]

i cant believe i know this dudes nephew 0.o

[PestVic]

Rodney has lost his mind in a good way almost to the point of Guru. Hes amazing!

[UnimaginabuhL]

gay.

[myoozition]

trip.DXM



[aeAustiin]

Duuuuuuuuuuuudee.

[unknownskater121]

@dirtyfocker trololololoololollol

[sevenangrydwarves]

@dirtyfocker you telling me not to skate? fuck you, ill do what i want and in this case i wanna fucking skate..poser

[L4ZySKATE]

@dirtyfocker you're just pist off because you'll never be as good as Rodney Mullen.

[willthecameraman]

@dirtyfocker if you didnt realize that this is a philosophical view of rodney mullen...not having to do with skateboard but life i think you missed the point... sit back and think about whats going on in your life and see what you can take from this instead of just rejecting because you've been brainwashed to resist everything. I barely listened to what he was saying because i've realized this all before. and it makes sense to do what you love and love what you do.

[overlyfriednugget]

@dirtyfocker Wow,you obviously don't skate...

For your ignorance,i would like to explain to you that almost 100% of all tricks any street skater is doing now is all from rodney,if you don't know who he is,don't spout your shitty nonsense here.

So please next time,shut the fuck up.

[ACEkidize]

@dirtyfocker what do u have against rodney like fuck off dipshit, before i fuck u mom

[Imanerd74]

@dirtyfocker clearly u dnt skate ur a fucking poser

[TheDudeNamedTalbot]

@enjoiskaterg1234 He actually created Enjoi.

[unknownskater121]

@TheDudeNamedTalbot If you're referring to mullen creating enjoi...that is incorrect. rodney created A-team, and shortly after that died he switched over to darkstar, and then he went on enjoi in which was run by marc johnson. once marc left enjoi, rodney and dae and some others established almost. now all under dwindle distribution i believe.

[NativeSkate28]

@unknownskater121 Marc Johnson never ran enjoi he was the if anything he was an art director, he even said so in his Epicly laterd episode.

[norbert1577]

@TheDudeNamedTalbot he created speed demons tensor and almost!!!

[t181992]

rodney mullen does not smoke weed

[iLoveSkateboardingz]

@t181992 i think he did when he was young he hung out with his neighbor and he got interesting in sk8boarding i guess

[t181992]

@iLoveSkateboardingz that means nothing...and in another interview he says he isolated him self very much from the outside world....judging from his nature this is true(not a bad thing) also....a very early interview of him has a part where he says his style of skating is very disciplined, this is when he was young....if he isolated himself from a very young age, disciplined him self very hard to skate all day and night i doubt he wouldve even known where to get weed, although i may be wrong :/

[iLoveSkateboardingz]

@t181992 it says it in his book im doing a report it when his friends was high he said he needs to stop smoking then his friend said something about good 4 him something like that forgot

[DavidHasADeathWish13]

daewon watched this video..

[t181992]

@DavidHasADeathWish13 Cool Story Bro

[Davidmagicman105]

he sounds like a philosiphy teacher

[glenneveaux]

epitome of an avant-guarde artistt. however, he looks so tortured and beat down, perhaps by his father/parents, but he does not look happy or stable. there's a video on yt that shows him and he "seems" so much happier. again (sorry), but, he just seems blitzed by life and very sad and vacant. the genious that is r.m. is incomparable in skating. just looks beat down. would i rather b van gogh and suicidal, or "nobody" and happy. no doubt, to me, nobody and happy. sad. no offense.

[enjoiSkaterg1234]

sit me or did he kick up an enjoi

[teddieELthrasher]

THE WAY HE TALKS JUST CALMS EVERY NATURAL DISASTER!! :)

[mdLagwagon]

this guys is unreal, like if everyone was like Rodney the world would be a much better place to live ^^

[swhipple92]

holy shit, i want to hang with this guy for a week and just talk. skate and talk life..he seems like he's definately figured some real shit out. he knows skating isnt everything, its huge to us because we love doing it and its an escape from everyday bullshit.. but i can definately tell hes explored himself. true icon to take inspiration from, both in skating and just living. shit has me hyped!

[timrocket2]

ive been feelin the same way with music/guitar and skateboarding

fed up of all the competitiveness to be good and constant judging man i wanna do my thing

[GlueBandit]

Rodney is on some good shit.

[FortyOzSwilla]

@ SingJiya I didn't know Rodney was a genie! LOL

[agaertner4]

Einstein with razor tail.

[dondiwhite1]

Rodney Mullen didnt invent ollies, but he was the first person to do a flatground ollie over 6inches. He was the first to figure out how to snap the tail,jump and raise your front foot to even it out. Search "ON video Rodney Mullen From the Ground Up"if you dont beleive me, tony Hawk says it himself.

[tbizhere]

@dondiwhite1 - 'Alan ollie gulfare' invented the flat ground ollie, rodney mullen made it famous

[dondiwhite1]

@tbizhere his name is Alan Gelfland, and his ollies were on vert, not flat...search "ON video Rodney Mullen From the Ground Up"

[Stuss1ting]

mullen is god

[SingJiya]

I met Rodney and shook his hands, as he gleamed into my eyes he could tell I was not very good skater. He asked me what is it you want out of life and I said to be able to be the best at my local skate park and he said you're wish has been granted. I thought nothing of it, just thinking about how I met the best skater in the world. I went about my business, on my day off I went to the park to skate, I could not believe the tricks I was able to do. and how I stayed on, the skaters voted me #1

[plutobbk]

@SingJiya you were probably the only one there that day...

[AdamBombers]

@SingJiya and I turned into a cat.

[CRFxX]

@SingJiya O ME TOO I ARE SPONSORED BY JESUS AND I HAVE A 5TH ARM NOW BECAUSE I WUZ WALKING NEXT TO HUM AND I GRABED HIS PEEPEE AND HE PUNCHED ME IN THA FACE!!

[spiritualism8]

ありがとう

感謝

[bethesdafan1]

@spiritualism8 what did you say?

[tolipybab]

Why is he being interviewed by people who nothing about skateboarding? The guy talking about accounting and software design. No one gives a fuck. Why should these clueless fucks get the opportunity to talk to a legendary skateboarder? This interview made me upset.

[heroesmakemartyrsnew]

@tolipybab obviously rodneys skating is speakable for itself. this is about his life. and how he became where he is. not all about skating.

[tolipybab]

@heroesmakemartyrsnew my point is that none of these people could land a single one of the countless tricks that he invented. They are not skateboarders, that much is completely obvious. Rodney Mullen has skateboarded almost his entire life, he made a career out of it and to say that it is not the most important thing in his life, aside from his family and friends, is completely misguided. I grew up watching his part in the Globe video and Rodney vs Daewon every single day before i went to skate

[tolipybab]

@tolipybab and like you said the video is about his life so why is the douchbag accountant talking about his? that's what made me upset. accounting has nothing to do with skateboarding and its uninteresting in general, this interview could have been conducted by people who genuinely related to Rodney's life but instead you get a bunch of yuppie college grads who maybe own a longboard and come off as completely ignorant to someone who actually skateboards. do you even skate?

[rpotech]

Rodney is such a good speaker

[jamoramaable]

it seems like every one is about to cry 

[admanwasup]

rodney mullen is the fuckin man ! hes like a skate guru , master or something. i met him in niagara falls one year and got to shake his hand , and he really has this awesome energy that totally surrounds him. these wise words of wisdom that he shared in this video inspires me to never stop skating and to see what skateboarding is really about . thank you Rodney! skateboarding is forever <3

[qweeperoo]

love him if i ever saw him in real life i dont know what id do

[SEALTRIDENT6]

Great personality, best freestyle skateboarder ever!

[Dharmaaaaaa]

He's like the old man on the mountain giving sage advice

[AkaStevie]

it seems like theyre speaking to god or something

[rsvrider]

he's a proper weird genius. he's gone weirder with age and probably more intellectual

[9mysteryboy9]

he is so chill

[OceannGroove]

Nice that shape close to Mullen...Yellow-Green model...A real Brazilian model design.... ;^]

[333Boklau333]

The People are pretty much crying, 3X better than the Dali Llama

[greedyjr]

its like Bruce Lee talking

[greedyjr]

its like a philosophical samurai was reincarnated into a modern day skateboarder

[equallyeasilyfuqyou]

this dude invented ollies. 

[MrBadassBeaner]

@equallyeasilyfuqyou he invented kickflips

[MsDude4196]

@equallyeasilyfuqyou nope some guy with the first name of ollie inventied it... no joke

[Lardball28]

@MsDude4196 alan ollie invented the ollie i think or his name was alvin i dont remember but it was somebodies last name

[RaabBlog]

id like to have a skate session with rodney and then a smoke session to talk about skating. that would be a fascinating experience

[JBrizzzz]

Rodney's not stoned at all. He's just a wise man who was able to learn from his own experiences.

[SSUMarlz]

he is so wise

[TheGambledog]

this dude tries to kick you out of spots if hes skating there.

[cabal08095]

He's the yoda of skating both in skill and the way he talks 

[ediblekookie]

i honestly now have a different opinion of him now. ive only watched him skate, never heard him talk. but i can now say he is the most humble and the nicest, most honest person that will ever live

[supermanoncrak101]

i would do ANYTHING just to hang with him for one whole day

[darkfire555ify]

HA! that one guy who disliked must be like "oh shit"

[MrSolid2k]

i saw him and touched him and he was so nice to everyone and i got his autograph jeej :D i was soo happy when i saw him and he was soo nice and all jeej :D

[soccerandrew1991]

his soft voice is so seductive

[SuperFasterMaster]

SkateBuddha

[SHman555]

Why does everyone think he's stoned? He's in peace, I smoke bud all the time but i don't think he stoned.

[ArizonaAdventures]

cool guy

[IgorFeklistoff]

these guys have got to be stoned, atleast rodney

[noahster1234]

jesus?



[hariboflluxtotal]

he is Jesus??

[drawslasha]

Rodney was the one who inspired me to skate :) shot Rodney, the man.

[venicebum1]

man this dude is rad

[loyatdaexplode]

"Success is Illusive" Holy Shit... Coming from the greatest skater alive. You can't shake this man's faith, he is the God of skating.

I think what he is teaching these kids is to be Sincere in what you want in life. Don't chase after fame or money. Just do what you love doing, and it comes to you.

[lukabunic]

really nice inerview!

[lukabunic]

really nice inerview!

[eliamir28]

how can you not love humble people like him? (i'm italian, sorry for my spelling errors, just in case)

[Killintime805]

This my friends! Is why Rodney is still my hero! :)

[SHman555]

Does anybody else get like really calm from his voice???

[cgarciaq23]

I think Rodney is stoned

[DjALIEN8]

@cgarciaq23 No he's not, he skates at night and rarely get's much sleep. Hence the look, and the way he's acting is just him.

[marokokisetter]

@cgarciaq23 he's not stoned haha. he's just a very conscious, shy, deep thinking individual. he's always been eccentric but that's whats made him unique. not that many of us would love to smoke a bowl with him what he's contributed to skateboarding.

[harunDMC]

@cgarciaq23 its a natural high

[bakalakastan]

I have a whole new level of respect for Rodney as a person.

[steezyfingers100]

chuck noris disliked this cuz hes jealous

[bunchabugz17]

@steezyfingers100 Rodney Mullen beats Chuck Norris in games of skate 10/10 times on a daily basis for warm up.

[SteezyHobo]

every video of rudney mullen = 240p

[BROWNSSKATE]

this dude makes me wanna get stoned

[crazebox66]

i wanna hear him get pissed and yell

[SuperGuitarplayer111]

he has a soft slow voice

[andy2072]

he got old

[xWaffleWeaselx]

Rodney with long hair is awesome.

[Sk8erkyle]

1:18?

[mangegnosis]

Pure Respect:)

[numetla]

pros in any sport or so, seems like a god, then in interviews the usually look like dicks...but mullen just seems like even more of a god..wow

[SHman555]

@numetla If your watching interviews of skaters who seem like dicks, you may be looking up to the wrong people..Rodney is amazing:).

[numetla]

@SHman555 no, i meant some actors that aren't even all that famous and so, not skaters xD

but i'm sure there are some skaters that are dicks too ;)

[SHman555]

@numetla Yeah haha:D

[TheNavidNav]

Rodney Mullen you are the best and your dad would be proud.

[CiscoTheMan]

Rodney is the reason I wanted to skate all day every day, and I could listen to him talk all day. He's so controled and humble, and thinks out his answers and uses very good words to describe what he wants to get acrossed. You're my hero Rodney.

[SHman555]

@CiscoTheMan You just took the words right outta my mouth.

[CiscoTheMan]

@SHman555 Haha well thanks for the comment, I was a pretty ambitious skater back in the day and it was all I ever did, all I ever cared about. I just love to skate, it didnt matter where, it didnt matter wehn. # o clock in the morning or 5 in the afternoon, I always skated(still do though not as much) and all of it is because of rodney. I saw him skate and then I saw him talk, and all I ever want is to be even just a little like him, and I hope he reads this. Keep skating SHman.

[SHman555]

@CiscoTheMan Yeah you too Cisco:)

[SHman555]

You too bro:)

[Vincentiusify]

People that like this should read his book: How to skateboard and not kill yourself. It's awesome.

[hadalemonalready]

i'm not rally into skateboarding but this man's words are very uplifting and cerebral. Rodney, if you ever read this...thank you

[hadalemonalready]

i'm not really into skateboarding but this man's words are very uplifting and cerebral. Rodney, if u ever read this... thank you

[CiscoTheMan]

Monty Python ftw!