Mike Vallely | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts - Episode 138

Mike Vallely discusses growing up in New Jersey, going to his first Black Flag show, getting on Powell-Peralta, Stacy Peralta wanting to turn him pro after one year, the Savannah Slamma contest, getting on World Industries, his Barnyard board, Steve Rocco, getting back on Powell, him becoming the lead singer of Black Flag, his company Street Plant and much more!
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LINKS WE TALKED ABOUT:
Switchflip Switch Manny: bit.ly/youtube-switchflipswitc...
Mike Vallely - Underground: Along The Eastern Edge, Action East: • Mike Vallely - Undergr...
Etnies - Sponsored: • Etnies - Sponsored (Mi...
Mike Vallely "Public Domain": • Classics: Mike Vallely...
STREET PLANT: Public Domain Uncut: • Video
411 video magazine mike v greatest hits: • 411 video magazine mik...
Mike Vallely - Drive: • Mike Vallely - Drive
The Berrics - Battle Commander (Mike Vallely): • Video
STREET PLANT: Mike Vallely: Real Street / Extended Cut: • Street Plant® | Mike ...
Westwood Cycles Demo (1986): • Video
Nashville Demo (1990): • Video
Promo Video (1997): • Video
Rubbish Heap (1989): • Mike Vallely: Rubbish ...
Union Wheels Right to Skate: • Video
Speed Freaks (1989): • Mike Vallely: Speed Fr...
Risk It (1990): • Mike Vallely: Risk It ...
Scenic Drive (1995): • Mike Vallely: Scenic D...
Suburban Diners (1994): • Mike Vallely: Suburban...
Label Kills (2001): • Mike Vallely: Label Ki...
Tampa Pro Street (1995): • Video
Mike V at the Tampa Pro 2012: • Mike V at the Tampa Pr...
Contest Montage - Savannah Slamma: • Video
TV Skateboards Promo Video (1992): • Video
1281 (1991): • Mike Vallely: 1281 (1991)
Elementality: • Mike Vallely - Element...
Sole (2010): • Video
This Is My Element: • Video
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#Skateboarding #Podcast #Interview

[@tylerhartsell2168]

Mike V literally went through his whole career in this. I listened the entire 5 hours at work, this is probably the best episode I’ve listened to.

[@punkwaste69]

He actually didn’t get around to a lot of it lol which is crazy. I want to watch a movie based on this interview and more

[@YOUMADEU]

agree

[@sjloeffler0]

I’ve listened 5-6 times, never gets old.

[@YOUMADEU]

@@sjloeffler0 same. i pop it on when im jogging or working on my truck and listen to it.

[@jaysonknox319]

@@plutoloco2378 i want the whole story on this, where can i find it

[@francishaiduk1194]

His story would make probably one of the best skateboard movies ever.

[@wearethiss]

FACTS

[@raymondmancillas9120]

@@wearethiss BIG FAX

[@Nominay]

There aren't really any good skateboard movies to begin with.

[@Nominay]

@Filosofemsofi There were a couple in the 80's but they were really cheesy.

[@jrrcorcloudsaremine]

Nominay Gleaming the Cube wasn’t cheesy!!!! Tony Hawk was in it!

[@letsif]

This kind of cinematic, fluid, unbroken memory storytelling, comes from deep emotional attachment to Mike's personal journey and should be immortalized in film.

[@pjmartin3666]

Such a good storyteller

[@PAMPEP411]

Vallely is a damn good story teller

[@pjmartin3666]

Didn’t know I needed this guy on my life until now. I’m hooked

[@thedude9014]

beginning of the video : WTF 5 hours!?!?! end of the video : WTF ONLY 5 HOURS!?!?!?

[@dawdlewaddles2760]

So true 😆

[@thatguyonyoutube7567]

Glad I saw this comment

[@joshuabrown2395]

yes

[@de4llyfe798]

the dude Haha! No shit bro! I honestly didn’t look at how long it was. I usually listen to to the podcast versions (except the experience episodes) while working. This podcast took up my whole day! Was pissed that it was over

[@scual760]

First time watching it right now, so true!

[@sageandstone]

Epic. Can't wait for the 9 hour Rodney Mullen episode to drop!

[@Hennessy153]

Maybe it's 8. Roger is still editing it.

[@sageandstone]

@@Hennessy153 It's got to happen soon, maybe episode 150? And it either needs to be long as shit, or just a multi-part episode. But also I thought Crob does most of the editing? Is it actually Roger that does that?

[@alex0589]

It's a goddamn marathondney

[@dennisrees9615]

I hope that is an episode one day cu he is a mastermind

[@stella-vu8vh]

It better be

[@thomas8794]

The history being shared and preserved on this podcast is amazing.

[@michaelmoses4901]

Truly.

[@pjmartin3666]

Best podcast ever. And I don’t even like skateboarding

[@FieldTripChaperone]

"I no longer cared about school, I didn't care about girls, I didn't care about parties, I didn't care about cars...I only wanted to ride a skateboard"

[@jneta9712]

Yep

[@funkydankspliff]

Preach

[@phelps4480]

Exactly. I remember when his how to skate videos came out. I just found out about skateboarding and I was addicted man. Hours and hours just skating a ditch or a curb. Skateboarding is just diffrent. I was at my happiest and all my problems went away. Good times

[@Dulc3B00kbyBrant0n]

I cared about skateboarding way before girls ever even entered my mind

[@FieldTripChaperone]

@@phelps4480 same here man. I remember practicing in my garage for hours after watching his tutorial on how to kickflip. Mike V is the shit

[@retrosmodernlife8705]

Mike V's life story should totally be made into a movie!

[@myousickoflife]

Check out "Mike Vallely - Drive" and "Etnies - Sponsored (Mike Vallely documentary)" on KZbin.

[@AlohaBrent]

100%!

[@solidsalami2327]

Yea ”V For Vallely”

[@RegulusTV]

and he need to be the director of it he tells the story so well i can picture it even a book would be good he a good story teller he make you feel like you watching his life happen no wonder its a five hour video he has so much to say and if you dont want to hear it your not a skater!

[@Flowmaster925]

mike V talks so calmly i keep forgetting he beat up 4 guys at once *Bam's Voice* " Play the Mike V fight clip"

[@Ramboskates85]

Flowmaster925 this should be top comment hahaha. I literally said it in band raspy ass bullshit pirate voice hahaha

[@filmbuff4]

i looked up that clip right after i finished watching this...

[@Flowmaster925]

i also love when Don Vito calls him "Vlud" in one of those episodes

[@adamslogic]

*4 ocks

[@TurdFerguson884]

Oh shit I forgot about that

[@deanfleischer6239]

"Once a skater, always a skater" is my favorite moment of this awesome episode

[@eugenesk8s]

"You still drive around and see stuff to skate right?" Yes i do. Im glad im not the only one.

[@morphosis7655]

Yeah man. I recently got back on a board after 30+ years off. I was chatting to another older skater at the park and was telling him how long I was off. He said to me ‘maybe you never really left’ it really hit me. It’s always been there in me.

[@Jason-Moon]

"I don't care about representing any company, I just want to represent skateboarding." Yeaaaa I love it, man.

[@IDiggPattyMayonnaise]

Mike V is such a natural storyteller. No wonder you didnt wanna cut out anything.

[@joosepnilk6978]

The way he speaks reminds me a lot of Henry Rollins.

[@mikevallely]

More than an hour hit the cutting room floor.

[@rayermel9389]

@@joosepnilk6978 i totally hear that

[@IDiggPattyMayonnaise]

@@mikevallely Well 6 hours wouldve been overkill. You dont want It to be too long. 😁

[@don_flamenco]

Mike Vallely ...were there any breaks?

[@thisisamboarding]

Holy smokes. His intro to skateboarding was 44 minutes! Probably the coolest intro to skateboarding I have heard yet and could be its own movie like he said!

[@elavodd]

Dude, 2h45min and counting and Vallely didn't even drink any drop of water due his eagerness in speaking his stories with no time to waste. I'm enjoying every second. What a treat.

[@stephenxramirez]

@@elavodd dude how funny. I'm at 2:48:02 and decided to look at some comments. I haven't taken a drink of water either cuz of my eagerness to hear his stories! Haha

[@meiphukingdiqq]

His intro into skateboarding reminds me a lot of mine. These new skate/jock youngsters will never have a clue, but I'm glad that you recognize this.

[@stusux]

Literally. I can fully picture it as a 80s movie. It's freaking amazing.

[@theramplocal]

Mid 80s

[@MrShreddykruger]

I can’t believe I watched this entire interview in one go.

[@DefaultHandleName]

The way he explained his deep connection with his skateboarding career and the core of skateboarding, it’s like I was inside his head with him. Explained it so well. Respect Mike V

[@AyanamiSportswear]

5hrs!!!!!! New Nine Club record for longest interview!!!!

[@sfoyogi8979]

long live the no comply

[@indy1440]

seriously this is gonna be epic epic epic

[@johnfodo4129]

Jaime Thomas second longest now🤘

[@sethshults]

I can't sit at my desk for that long. this will take about 5 installments minimum...

[@tylerwood67]

Wait til they get Alex Jones on!

[@MitchGurowitz]

As Mike said, I was an older guy (like 22 or 23 at the time!) This was amazing, I’ve only 1.5 hours in, but the first hour it was like revisiting my youth. Btw, Mike’s first (real) skateboard was built in my cellar by Joe. What fun!

[@mikevallely]

Mitch! I never knew that the Board was built at your house! So Cool! Much Love my Friend!!!!

[@brickstunram9391]

@@mikevallely yo it’s Mike fucking V !!!

[@chrissawyer4060]

Are you the one who ripped up his mama's $100?

[@ceremonialdagger]

@Mike Vallely this interview/life story is authentic and beautiful and genuinely therapeutic to listen to. You really compose yourself so well and are someone the younger generation should aspire to be like. Respect.

[@MitchGurowitz]

@@chrissawyer4060 Hell no, that was my original a-hole singer. I’m not that kind of guy!

[@MycoMatty]

“I need one block of concrete or sidewalk and a major session is going down” -Mike V

[@lukasberg7155]

I'd rather watch that than a very ramp session

[@Figz4Days]

This story need to be adapted into a movie. This is legend 🤙🏼

[@TedDemin]

Mike: I broke my family apart Kelly: Hahaha that’s so sick

[@mikevallely]

Is that an actual sequence of events of the interview? Haha!

[@markmurphy3953]

Mike Vallely, that interview was amazing! Thanks

[@miketurek1035]

@@mikevallely No, It's not..

[@nicholasmauro3142]

Ted Demin lololol

[@stop736]

This comment was hilarious though...here I am commenting AGAIN on it in 3/2020. 😂

[@evanjurick]

2 hours in and Mike V is still talking about 86'. That is impressive really, what a memory.

[@evannorton4452]

That’s what happens when you live your life

[@scottneumann2124]

"Do you know what it's truly like to go all in on something?" - Mike Vallely Maybe THE best quote for pretty much anything in life.

[@NegotiableHemingway]

Mike V was always the most original skater on the scene back in the day. So many signature Mike V tricks that will go down in history

[@DannyMartin56]

Loved his part in Grind(2005) when he airwalk tail scrapes the pyramid box!! So dope

[@sweetlou7558]

A 5 hour interview with less than 5 questions. amazing

[@sad_is_fiction]

😂😂😂💯

[@lukasberg7155]

Story time with Mike V

[@KadekGadget]

*_this is the first time i watch 5 hours video on youtube_*

[@monico_dan_can]

Kadek Gadget same!

[@ghuroo1]

Kadek Gadget same here, just finished 😎

[@yeaitsmemikec.2018]

been looking at this for days in the side bar..finally clicked on it..im gonna watch it through out today :)....

[@danielmartin2000]

pa kabar bli :)

[@kossnocorp]

This is the first time I watch 5 hours video.

[@FreshWith3Hs]

Literally a spoken word of the screenplay of his life. What a legend. Love you Mike V

[@rice_police88]

This is the longest skateboarding podcast I listen to and I’m engaged entire time. Keep it up guys good content, huge fan.

[@howardb.6205]

double side tail "the whole farm" board ..oh so you want to go skateboarding Mike V Vs The World ...so what! Bring the body bags!

[@Mike-xi4wt]

This interview is why you should support the show.

[@billellis9168]

This interview/story is better than most books I’ve read and most movies I’ve seen. I’m really glad y’all kept it the full length. This is how it needed to be experienced.

[@Nominay]

@@leviathanrising9763 You weren't around for it in the 80's then.

[@felipebechstedt4064]

Hahah it's true

[@johnthorne3401]

leviathan rising How would you rate your career?

[@CJWass09]

I was always the popper too. Never had lunch money, borrowing people's boards, got framed, beat up, and bullied. Mike V is literally my hero now. I always thought he was just this badass but now he seems like the nicest most loving guy. I'm so lucky to hear this interview!

[@kingheart9555]

Me too brother, I feel you. I used to bum a dollar to eat everyday off of all my boys in middle school and that shit was rough

[@mud027]

Chris "There you go" Roberts

[@ojackseizemg4020]

I was getting cringed by the end of the vid haha

[@brandonbennett437]

He said there you go as I read this comment

[@aaronmiller9867]

"sure"

[@Jason-Moon]

Right, right.

[@withafrown]

"Exactly.."

[@erikcarlsen]

"Yeah man" -Henry Rollins

[@murphyzach1]

The fact that he remembered all of the names of these people from his childhood who introduced him to skateboarding it absolutely insane and goes to show how genuine of a guy Mike is. True 100% skateboarder through and through.

[@lukasberg7155]

His mind is like a trap of information

[@lukasberg7155]

Mike V is reason I started doing boneless variations when I was a young teen in 2002ish and why I still do them at 32. He made them look so fucking good and still does. Also I could listen to another 4 or 5 hours of this easy.

[@GooberMagonk]

Two and a half hours in, Mike needs to write a book. This is him just talking and its amazingly engaging and feels so well thought out. I cant imagine what other amazing stories he has.

[@jayfunk5988]

Words can't describe how good a Nine Club this is. Cheers

[@loganchadwick]

explain your love.

[@Redvelvetsofa]

5 hours of talking and no bev. Savage

[@lasvegas4061]

Sejr I’m just now seeing this. I’m like damn

[@floydkelley3]

In 1986, my entire wall was nothing but Mike Vallely taken from Thrasher and Transworld. He influenced the way that I looked at skating and his ability spoke for itself. 35 years later, I still have MAD respect for Mike V!

[@onikrux]

I grew up playing missions in video games with Mike V, usually theyd be the type that shows you how to push faster or do footplants in a line around the level, watching tapes and discs on how to skate (a couple that featured Mike V showing u how to do "beginner" tricks up to more advanced ones).. on some level, Mike taught me to skate the way I do and to this day my friends always credit me to be "one of the best skaters in our group" even though I cant do most the tricks they do- I just skate so much differently than they do. Even though he will probably never see it himself- Thanks Mike. I owe so much of my skill and passion to you and your legacy.

[@jasonlongo6823]

Damn Mikes looking good. Looking younger than he did 10 years ago

[@IDiggPattyMayonnaise]

That's the first thing I noticed. When he was in his 20s he looked like he was 40s. Now that's hes in his 40s he looks like hes late 20s.

[@jasonlongo6823]

@@IDiggPattyMayonnaise yh he looks a tad almost like Alexander Skasgard which is a BIG compliment !

[@BlackRodney65]

Dudes got that Ben Button disease..

[@DanielSmith-br1zi]

Its possible but actually eating meat these days gives you a higher chance of ingesting growth hormones that can make a man grow breasts and act feminine

[@wolfspritzer9253]

@@usernameonutube lol thats not the way test works dude, you don't start reversing in age when your levels go down or else everyone would be aging backwards.

[@julianabrego5706]

Mike Vallely really is a gem to skateboarding.

[@jimchorley]

And to life !

[@broexist7134]

This video made me realize I didn't know him nearly well enough. I thought he was a cocky, straightedge, sometimes arrogant prick.. seriously.. I don't know where I picked that up but it couldn't have been more wrong, not only did what he said make me realize I'm could be EVEN MORE accepting of people, but realizing that Mike is actually a kindred spirit and amazing soul, doubling down on the whole don't judge/give everyone a real chance before making any definitive thoughts

[@zipzip8239]

@@broexist7134 he seemed pretty cocky to me.

[@basedanddadpilled959]

@@broexist7134 Did you play THPS games back in the day? I wanted to kick his ass so bad when i was like 10 bc of THUG lmao

[@SticksAandstonesBozo]

90 mins in and we are 6 months in to a 30 year career ! I’m loving this !

[@russs5749]

Mike has such an amazing speaking voice. And the sound of his voice is literally exactly like the 80s punk kids I've seen in movies 😂 Crazy how he can remember such vivid details about his whole life, he still reminds me of what it's like to be a kid. Love ya Mike

[@damianleigh22]

Mike gave me his wrist band at a demo in Irvine in 98. I got in free and got free stuff because they thought I was a pro skater. He is the coolest guy.

[@auntjenifer7774]

He's a fucking rockstar !!!! Even back then, before he was a rocker !!!!

[@menasouvlaki3595]

That's cool

[@stephanieef17]

Too fucking cool

[@rcobsessed2801]

There's awesome inspiring people. This man takes it to the next level .

[@bobbybaker8473]

Nahh that's sick as hell

[@nickklein9715]

Well spoken, great storytelling, passionate, authentic, worth every minute

[@letspla2]

man, this has to be the best nine club interview of all time. never would've expected it, but it felt like therapy through the entire thing. g bless Mike V

[@louieturdanes7977]

"There you go" -CROB

[@ahmezi]

This what you can't have on mainstream media, this is what what you get on a deep passionate media, 5hrs of rich content Thx TNC

[@jmarvosa6x3]

Ahmed Ghazi ... Hear, hear!!!

[@C_O_N_C_E_P_T]

Mainstream media only cares about “sports” people. Meanwhile I don’t think famous sports guys have that deep of a connection with life as skaters do.

[@watchcitydog]

Mike came out to Boston around 1990 could have been 89 or 91. He skated with us in Harvard square. He was just as nice to all of us younger skaters as he is on this show. One of my buddies was just talking about it like last week. He was no celebrity or anything just a great guy there to skate with you. Mike, thanks for keeping it real. I'm only at 1:54 in and maybe the best interview I have ever seen. Thanks 9 Club thanks Mike V.

[@mikevallely]

Thanks Brian! I Always enjoyed visiting Boston.Great Times! Thank You!!!!

[@adaminverted]

Mike Vallely and Charlie Murphy are the two greatest story tellers ever

[@coogano]

Being a 48 yr old and looking back on street skating in the 80's in the tri state area many of us didn't relate to vert ramp skating. When Mike V came along it was just what we were looking for (and to) as our inspiration guidance and progression. He was a genuine soul finger on the street pulse and was so on top of his game that it was a no brainer.

[@tckimx]

This was one of the best podcasts I’ve ever listened to. Mike V. You need to write a book and a movie script on your life story. Share your inspirational story.

[@latorgator23]

We need a biopic

[@brianpoteat2733]

Seriously. He's a fantastic story-teller. I can't believe it's taken me this long to check this out.

[@camera_exe]

check out his movie Drive, if you havent seen it before, its pretty dope. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4Onq6OKebF1h7M&ab_channel=TrueSk8Vids

[@James_I_Archer]

Mike V the movie based on this telling of his life story I would watch the shit out of that

[@fknlit7735]

He needs to start a podcast

[@PCFROMVCS]

This guys life is like a long lost THPS story mode, he's just causally bumping into every important skater and impressing them like nothing haha

[@hollywoodraptor0016]

Hilarious you should say this but Tony Hawk's Underground is (very) loosley based on Mike's Story. Like the gifted pro board. In the game it was Chad Muska you had to "privat demo" for though. :)

[@sk8dazed155]

You need ta Lear urcsk8 history if Not 4 Mike sk8ing wouldn't be what it is today an one of the most Gnarliest an kindest people ever

[@Kruppstahl87]

5 hours without drinking some water etc.. Respect Mike my old Favourite SkateBorder 🙏 You made my youth complete with youre amazing skatestyle 💯

[@dbsuper2928]

I love how he’s telling these deep stories without bashing people opposing him.. he’s got a positive look on it..

[@DistractibleDan]

First thought was "5 hours?!?" All of a sudden i'm 45 minutes in and FULLY invested. Mike V is so good!

[@dafnisvolcke5837]

Same here.

[@ziadashraf5417]

If you guys let every guest sign the table, this table would be a priceless object of skate history

[@johnjunior6650]

Ziad Ashraf information that would have been usefull 3YEARS AGO!! Jp. And i know its a new table. That would b a cool idea u have tho or sign the wall like on rapcity the basement jajaj

[@northeastgiants775]

Mike V: come with us Chris Roberts: “yeah right” classic

[@nathanspoor3021]

Dudes this is one of the best story time interviews ever!

[@uoDucks6]

Dude that black flag parking lot story is the best story I've ever heard. 1:20:00 starts around here

[@Rand_al_Thor372]

fuckining TRIUMPHANT shit right there!

[@AlmostaFlipinSkater]

Little biased considering your Operation Ivy profile pic haha jk

[@KiteAndKeyProductions]

And he's been the vocalist for Black Flag for like 6 years now. Came full circle.

[@hookedangling1020]

Best part of the interview! I was fascinated it should be a movie man!

[@caspar.persson]

1:18:30 :D

[@BadOmenRGV]

Mike is looking well. You guys are nuts for a 5 hour interview, but thank you so much! This is going to entertain me for a couple of work commutes. *edit* Just finished it. What a fucking ride. Mike is very well spoken! His story telling is amazing.

[@mikevallely]

Thanks Tony!!!!

[@NateGUYYY]

Mike Vallely hey mike- I just would like to say how impressed I am with you. 5 hours seemed long on paper but you somehow made it fly by. Never a dull moment through out the entire thing. You’re a legend !!!!

[@TheDude111]

What is the nine club insignia next to your name? Confused.

[@TomNiaGara]

@@mikevallely you remind me of Henry Rollins a lot in this podcast, just the way you articulate yourself, and how amazing you are telling your stories

[@dancasper3608]

1:49 When Chris said "You wanted to stay.. just to spectate... you weren't even gonna enter?" The look in his eyes and the cadence in his voice when saying this was entirely too relatable. I love skating just as much as the next guy, but to hear what Mike was doing at this time and the faith he had in himself Is truly inspirational. Rock On Mike... Rock the fuck On!

[@rogeranderson9144]

"If I kill him I won't be friends with these guys anymore"... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TimmyP_]

Mainstream media: “People have short attention spans therefore optimal KZbin video length is 3-5mins” Nine Club w Mike V: “Hold my beer...”

[@LATRONNIK]

unpopular opinion right here: most media personal is too retarded to pack a video with more than 5 minutes of themes so they just pretend it's someone elses fault.

[@JamalFuckinKilla]

That's the best

[@lil_jeep_6345]

*"hold my board..."

[@gboutlawzz]

TimmyP_ 😂

[@broexist7134]

Yeah the first hour seriously enlightened me a little bit more, I checked because I couldn't believe how much story Mike had just told... And I was 56 minutes in.. I couldn't believe how much awesomeness he spit in the first hour, and then really couldn't believe he went on for another 4 hours..

[@82PeRK]

IM ONLY 10 MINS IN but i have to say it, VALLELY SHOULD BE A PERMANENT GUEST. HE HAS THE VOICE. you should really look into him atleast see if he will join the NINE EXP.,

[@rexbryson7083]

I just got back into skating after a 30 year lay off. So glad to be back. Thank you so much Mike for saying hi to me at savannah slamma. I'll never forget that day!! Memories forever. And time to make new ones! 50yrs strong

[@harryt92]

This is by far the most interesting episode I’ve seen thus far. Mike is a cool guy.

[@Luke2231_]

1 hour in and it's already the best nine club episode for me.

[@RyanRediger66]

This is like a movie. He paints such a good picture!

[@markc6381]

Ryan Rediger I got a vivid mental picture of him accepting Lance’s board and running to the beach. So rad.

[@mightysanchez414]

When I ripped my outside hinge back when I was 15, it was at the start of the summer and I got really depressed that I couldn't skate. I messaged Mike online, he responded so understanding, and I swear it healed way faster, powerful dude, thank you so much for everything!

[@SteadyRise]

He looks so different these days. This was the easiest listen in a long time, I thoroughly enjoyed it. The way he tells his story his life could be a movie. I've not skated in 18 years but I'm getting a board this year. Inspiring. ...i just thought he was a tough guy who could woop 4 guys ass in one go. a lot more to this guy.

[@JaredCzaia]

Wow. I wasn't a fan of Mike V before. I didn't like his cargo shorts, his shaved head, his quarter pipe antics, or his intensity. But hearing him reflect on his life, it's so easy to connect to his story and feel his positivity. I feel nothing but respect and love for Mike V at this point. Great interview!

[@mikevallely]

Haha! Your laundry list of complaints... cracking me up. Glad we could find some common ground finally!

[@JaredCzaia]

@@mikevallely well, I was about 16 or so in those days. Small wheels were part of the mystique to me, while they represented a mindless trend to you that went hand in hand with attitudes like you might find at EMB. I can get why that era turned you off and I give you props for doing your own thing all the time. Though I much prefer the coffee shop hipster to the gnarly tough guy :) cheers an thanks for the reply!

[@mikevallely]

@@JaredCzaia Haha! The coffee shop hipster comments are gonna bring the gnarly tough back out! Haha!

[@tylersmith9868]

@@mikevallely hey Mike not sure if I'll watch the whole 5 hours but can you comment on the video where you pummeled the 4 guys? Real? Thanks

[@alexeasterday7353]

5 hours? Oh my god yes. Made my day. Thank you Nine Club

[@williamgiannini2463]

Alex Easterday been waiting on this one for a while!

[@alexeasterday7353]

And a special special SPECIAL thanks to Mike V. You're a legend and skateboarding wouldn't be the same without you.

[@MrLolifelos]

Ya whole day lol

[@Arealproducer]

A legend like mike v needs 5 hours atleast

[@Jedimasterdodo]

I love how sincere he is. Literally apologizing for talking too much about himself when we are all here to listen about his story. Had no idea this was coming and it’s very humbling.

[@JamesTouhey]

Man. Mike V. was one of my earliest idols starting with Public Domain. I had the shaved head, army cargos, elephant tee, and multiple double-tail decks! This episode was epic. This dude is a serious storyteller and 100% skate through and through. Kudos to the Nine Club for making this happen and being patient enough to let Mike download his life for us all to watch!

[@ekroberts7884]

I'm 44 and Mike v is the first face on my mt. Rushmore. The last portrait is blank because shredding will always evolve. RiP phelper and long live skate freaks like Mike v who changed the ART forever!

[@joeydlc]

20 years later and I still know this guy can kick my ass. Love Mike V!!!

[@loganchadwick]

Why does this have to mean appreciation, confusion.

[@IDiggPattyMayonnaise]

I think he outgrew that persona now. Hes such a peaceful dude now.

[@mikevallely]

@@IDiggPattyMayonnaise It's okay. No one will let you live down such things. I'm cool with it. Thanks!

[@mikevallely]

Watch out Joey, I also have old man strength now too! Haha!

[@mexifoodlover]

@@mikevallely skated climax ( Oceanside ) park with you when I was riding for a bunch of co.your presence was intimidating for sure. Only Powell rider ( Rodney as well ) I really cared about! Oooops sorry RAY best style EVER !!! Congrats on making it through the war zone that is the skateboarding industry 😎😎😎From Tijuana with LOTS of love !!!

[@joshuabrown2395]

it’s awesome to have a wonderful attitude and passion for skateboarding after not being able to ollie anymore mike v is my favorite skater

[@joshuaha7661]

We need a round 2. As soon as possible man. It's so refreshing to hear someone talk about Skateboarding the way I do.

[@BenSchillaci]

Mike's impressions of Stacey and Rodney are spot on!

[@GregMuniz7]

reikishare and mark gonzalez haah

[@BenSchillaci]

@@GregMuniz7 Totally! I wasn't that deep into the interview when I typed that. I have to chunk this thing up over a few days to watch it all.

[@ghuroo1]

This has to be one of the best things I ever watched on KZbin.. I mean.. I was supposed to be cooking dinner, doing laundry, eating dinner, taking a shower and relax a bit while playing Darkest Dungeon before going to bed.. and suddenly here I am, one hour and a half later, lost in time, listening to a gifted storyteller describing his f*%#+=*ng inspiring past experiences. You're the man Mike V, thank you.

[@RyChanneler]

THIS

[@entreu4ia717]

I do those things but while listening to podcasts.

[@Underdog_Basketball]

For real! I've been listening to on and off for two weeks! It's like a really good book that I can't put down.

[@yourpurplewolf]

What did we get for this one? 3 - 4 years in the beginning of his life? The LEAST we could get would be one more Mike V episode. This was incredible, top 5 guests. Easy.

[@jakejerald]

I remember reading the short interviews in TW and Thrasher when Mike V was burning out. I was perplexed more than polarized as a 12-13 year old. I knew nothing of what the corporate/adult world could do to someone’s energy besides being chased out of skate spots and having my board taken away by cops and school faculty. It was easy to grasp as a kid but Mike was a hero it just didn’t seem possible so judgement was reserved. Now I see he was just like us. He found skateboarding and vice versa and went so far so fast that there couldn’t have been a smooth ride all the way. There was such a huge amount of energy arriving in skateboarding that individual timelines in this era are all really important - as time goes by and the Internet saturates all corners of our activities, these stories will most likely become unavailable or at least more difficult to reconstruct. Thanks to Mike we can apply this story to skating and lots of things in general - this is a wild story and all of us who threw ourselves at the ramps and pavement in that era and anytime before or since should remember that this type of thinking is what makes skateboarding and basically what’s left of this rideable world so great.

[@DeBear91]

I at least owe 5 hours for pronouncing his name wrong for 15 years.

[@davidwasneverthere8149]

Haha right!😂

[@mackm3875]

Don't beat yourself up. We've done it for 30+ and knew the right pronunciation.

[@SlickRick4EVER]

VAL-lee

[@afkinpencil1682]

I always thought it was valley lol

[@yeaitsmemikec.2018]

LOL..it rolls off the tongue better the wrong way hahah

[@shaggydoo8419]

I've been saying his name wrong this whole time.

[@ericburns1887]

We all have lol

[@mackm3875]

Hahahaha! We knew ages ago and still called him Vuh-lay-lee. Or Mike V, but we never even attempted to get it right.

[@staxstix]

@@mackm3875 i'm not American, i always called him Vuh-la-lee, all short, and thought that was correct until now.

[@johnjunior6650]

M-ikē Veē 🙅🏻‍♂️

[@youtuber35608]

Valley, then “vuh-lale-lee” now “val-la-lee”.

[@Eldritch-1]

Lance Mountain and Mike Vallely were my heros when i was first starting in 88'-89'

[@skaterplusboardz]

he looks like a guy in his late 20s

[@CH-jq9su]

nah he looks super old compared to young mike v.

[@bugsta2012]

Hair dye

[@moballardful]

@@CH-jq9su it's insane how much weight he lost. It's almost concerning.

[@CH-jq9su]

@@moballardful somebody said vegan power in a different comment, if mike v is vegan that explains why he looks like hes withering away.

[@JaymeSplendid]

@@CH-jq9su He's been into animal rights since the "Don't eat my friends" World Industries deck

[@apexscape]

Only 20 mins in but already love Mike’s handle on vocab, narration, adage, metaphors etc. Dude’s a poet “The board’s radiating this energy” & “something inside tells me I can do this”. This went into OOO philosophy & speculative realism

[@CT-nb5lm]

for sure...

[@RyChanneler]

@@CT-nb5lm Indeed!

[@ericbodge]

You can almost tell he and Rodney Mullen hung out a bunch

[@user-fx4zc6pl2h]

I see Mike V I Watch I see it's 5hrs I Quit my Job and watch this forever Thank you Nine Club

[@statebased]

The best skate interview on the web! Unbelievable narrative skills.

[@MaldoMusicTV]

Not only a legend, but tells legendary stories too

[@da1nonly345]

This whole episode is a love letter to skateboarding. Mike V is an incredible story teller. He made a boneless 180 fucking epic!

[@bingolombardi]

"Oh, so you wanna go skating?"

[@ss.fx3626]

Que 80s music

[@creamcannon825]

@infoslinger I like the video where he's skating to Diane by Husker Du

[@graemefroom3873]

Just watched the Street Plant Japan Tour after watching this and I've got to say.. I was heavily moved. After everything that's been going on this past few years for me.. to see such genuine love, passion, commitment and community made me break down in the best of ways.. I've been struggling to stay positive and it was as heartwarming as anything I could ask for.

[@hikemalliday6007]

That Henry Rollins story though... wow, So glad I found this channel. The passion these pros have telling their life stories is so compelling. These guys remind me of how happy I was as a boy

[@5CYL_BTLSHIP]

Damn, Mike is cool as shit. From old videos and things I just always saw him as a punk rock guy who's angry and likes to fight everyone. He actually seems very down to earth and genuine. Awesome interview.

[@mikevallely]

Thanks! I never wanted to fight anyone... I just don't like bullies. Much Love!

[@nephimcknight5832]

I have so much respect for this man, he's truly an inspiration. I still remember wearing my Mike V etnies in all black! He's a damn man's man, a skater's skater. Much love and thanks for the incredible episode!

[@mikevallely]

Thank You!!!!

[@skater7d177]

I had those shoes too! Liked them alot.

[@SirDondelinger]

Mike was the first pro I'd ever met during a Revolution wheels demo in Indy. It was around 99' or 2000'. I was around 14 and terrified. Come to find out, he was one of the most humble and approachable pros I have ever met.

[@alexhill6966]

this is hands down the best podcast episode i’ve ever listened to