30th Anniversary Interviews: Matt Hensley Part 1 - TransWorld SKATEboarding

[@DrTwistidsRealm]

Matt blew my mind when that H-Street video came out. You better believe he was a huge influence on us. Thanks Matt!

[@isyt1]

My hero growing up here in Scotland. Glad to see he looks like he’s doing well! His backside kickflip grab over the bin 🗑 on those big old heavy boards still blows my mind

[@crazycatman5928]

Best deck I ever rode was the Hensley stained glass window graphic. Dude was my hero in late 80s early 90s. Last trick I learned was 360 flip over 30 years ago. Fun times. I’m 48 now and still have the feeling of learning a new trick in coursing through my veins.

[@manilaboy1vic]

Ill never forget when I met matt.. I was at a bar in Milwaukee WI, probly the 90s. This guy walked up to a bar and I looked at him and said "do you know a guy named matt hensley, you look like him", he said "your talking to him " then he showed me a tat of his skateboard graphic (the eagle or firebird one).. blew my mind.. never expected to meet him in WI.. hes a legend.. big influence on skateboarding and skate style ( i wear a chain wallet to this day, then agian, I grew up in MIL WI. harley dudes everywhere, chain wallets are standard, but I wanted a chain wallet cuz of matt. )

[@jlzimmerman75]

Watching Shackle Me Not for the first time changed my life. Hokus Pokus blew me away. Matt's style and technique is something I idolized for years.

[@dulichion]

same watch and emulated his moves up until the day I got sponsored at 19, then stopped in my mid twenties. He's such an icon, classic moves.

[@jimmyryder8850]

He was the best. I idolized him.

[@richardcarter8185]

My all time favourite skater. My first board was H-Street Matt Hensley, my favourite board of all time was my Plan B Matt Hensley being the lilac coloured one with the black eagle motif - THAT was THE board I learnt my best tricks on. Natas and Matt are true Street gods!

[@tomf4087]

89 to 91, everyone wanted to be like matt, the cargo shorts, white high tops, chain for wallet, skinhead, and the slight hunch when doing tricks. Such good style and good tricks. Thanks matt. Yeah matt

[@JRA73]

Natas, Gonz, Hensley, Way, Roskopp, Frankie Hill, Ray Barbee....... the summers of 85' till 91' were the best times of my life!

[@mr_ozzio5095]

natas, gonz and Hensley! the god fathers of modern street skating....:)

[@TheLexiconDevils]

+richard anthony Phillips and Rodney ....

[@mr_ozzio5095]

rodney was still going round in circles with knee high socks and short-shorts in 86-88, when the fore-mentioned were laying the foundations of street skating! but his innervation's in freestyle converted well into street skating, which mullun didnt start doing properly until 1990...:)

[@andrewnelson6990]

+richard anthony Phillips street skating and properly don't belong together

[@bullred9498]

That's true but he's right, Mullen was doing freestyle flat ground, they had to talk him into doing street

[@bennyshambles]

Vallely too, but yeah.

[@pleasantnightmare21]

by far one of the best to ever fucking do it

[@Parteum]

Be prepared to shoot. Plug the mic into an external recorder, if you'll be pulling focus non stop during an interview as important as this one, TWS!

[@michaelteasdale2919]

My favourite human of all time!!!

[@abcd-ur8fo]

On my top 10 list. Agreed

[@abcd-ur8fo]

Kickflips are the greatest thing ever I'm the same age as you. I skated when your h street video was brand new...

[@patosoda]

Yeah matt!

[@veggieSxDBD]

88 89 my dude Matt was my favorite str8 up walls covered

[@JasonMiles556]

Death soundtrack and Hensley talking. I’m listening.

[@tonchido]

sub society,style,and the man hensley,

[@michaellorenz4276]

Shakle me not ! peace and greetings...skate on!

[@truesouljs4352]

My neighbour named his dog Hensley after this ripper!

[@seanvolk4202]

The dude who revealed to me how badly I wanted a chain wallet, and didn’t realize it

[@crowfriend6089]

Yeeea Matt!

[@olivierhuguenin6247]

The best

[@bennyshambles]

Me just realizing the Plan B logo has been “dick and balls.” One of the most iconic skate brand logos of my youth was a penis joke. 🤦🏻‍♂️ I thought that stopped at Limpies! 😆

[@FlyingFoxFruits]

backside kickflip melons on mini ramp GOATathon

[@claudiopatricio040pa]

god hensley

[@NavySeal461]

I know his son Oliver Hensley he lives in carlsbad

[@abcd-ur8fo]

Wow, very Cool

[@tomf4087]

God, I feel old

[@savepunk]

Ace Upsetters tattoo.

[@tmfd13]

Bawls

[@AUTOPSY666]

The bowwwwels

[@jfncho]

cameraman needs to chill.

[@Procrastin]

Hokus Pokus.

[@alexbarryart]

Matt Hensley is my favorite skater. Whoever operated the camera for that interview should be fired.