Pro Skater Ryan Townley’s Battle With Imposter Syndrome | Let it Kill You

In our next episode of Let It Kill You, we meet up with Ryan Townley, an icon for Welcome Skateboards and a strong figurehead in the world of skateboarding.
Ryan shares insights into his artistic background, childhood experiences and skateboarding career. We also hear from his close circle about his decisions to pursue both professional skateboarding and fine art. Ryan opens up about his struggles with imposter syndrome and the significance of being part of a family with a rich artistic heritage.
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[@RestNPizza]

Dude briefly mentions imposter syndrome... Vice: This dude is battling imposter syndrome!

[@Top.Shelf.Tangents]

Now you know how the news or any article works to grab your attention

[@Laidbackskater91]

First time using the internet, dude?

[@outtathesky]

Really mid short on a honestly average suburban artist …~ they needed that to get clicks

[@ShootFirstMediaLLC]

Who’s he posing as because I’ve never heard of him.

[@BoonsackBush]

well yeah he's totally ripped off Jay Riggio so i can see how he feels like an imposter

[@FURYWORLDx]

You are blessed. Both parents, artistic gifts, loving fiance. Dude. You have it ALL.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

I have no idea why this videos title is made out to sound like someone is surrounded by struggling with issues? This dude Skates and makes art insanely well & is really balanced. It's not about someone battling mental illness or something like the videos title makes it out to be..

[@LuisVera-id1vf]

Supportive fathers make a world of difference.

[@HotBoxTrucking]

fathers leave in the nature often. saviorself

[@elliottwoods5636]

battle? the piece isn't bad but the title is clickbait, which brings down everything that surrounds it.

[@flock1003]

Vice squeezing the last breath out of its videos with some absolutely scrupulous click baiting - embarrassing

[@drewshannon]

The series was created & shot long before Vice got involved.

[@sonnypadilla9681]

Coolest dude ever! Met him at brea skatepark with my stepbrother some years before the remodel and he was the chillest dude ripping at the park, everybody kinda just sat back and watched him rip it was sick

[@000slappydirk]

An excellent example how important it is to be a great parent. Creating a safe loving home, and allowing your kids to use their mind and channel them the right way.

[@Why.Not.W1llyy]

Man that father and son relationship is awesome, I hope that when I have a son or daughter that we connect in forms of art!

[@getoldforever6774]

if you don’t feel like you should be here you’re probably exactly where you need to be as an artist

[@DazeyChaineMusic]

@@getoldforever6774or maybe you should leave...

[@yyutti]

It was a single sentence on imposter syndrome.

[@PapaPerk360]

Moral of the story, good parents = amazing children

[@pointofview3485]

That teriyaki ledge is in Norwalk 562 !!🎉

[@Drew823]

It is so important to encourage Art in your family and showing your kids different kinds of expression in life!🎉

[@patrickdenis909]

very excellent and interesting video!! loved it

[@TheDailyPush]

Amazing skate and amazing art. You need to change the title though, this wasn't a story about imposter syndrome lol

[@SabrinaMorris]

I just love Ryan's style on a skateboard. His art is like a marriage of graphic design, Warhol-esque pop art, and texture with his use of resins and other materials. It is very much aligned with his skating, and like his skating, has a tactile quality to it.

[@daniel_yeager]

This was really good. Dude is most definitely an artist.

[@agutie616]

Nice piece, thank you 🙏🏽

[@nicholasbentley870]

Super talented artist and skateboarder, love my board graphic

[@rickbata]

Great job, Ben and team!

[@authenticandyanderson]

So rad ! The artwork is So Cool too

[@julietrask7497]

My era was Lords of Dogtown. The surfboard art vs. empty swimming pools.

[@agentprvctr]

It’s funny that when you Google street view the skate spot at the teriyaki restaurant, there’s someone skating it.

[@josesolis3475]

Dope vid!

[@Prettygoodtv]

Really love this piece

[@ErcBishop11]

So rad thank you

[@matthewjames206]

This was awesome. Ryan is the real deal: a talented artist and skater. He's quickly become one of my favorites. Cool family, too 🍻

[@the.ethers.tragic]

That's one of my fav skaters

[@TripodSnowskate]

cool piece

[@jak5221]

Went to high school next to that 15 stair, pretty gnarly. Nice 5 or 6 stair behind the Jamba Juice too

[@EVAASIVEOne]

I have imposter syndrome bc I cant pop an ollie anymore in my 20s. Lmaooo.. Take a breath, and a step back so everything seems real for a moment. You have 2 parents, a partner, a home, a career, and passions to fuel your validity in life.

[@royalvibes4433]

“Imposter syndrome” 🤷🏽...you mean remaining truly humble, as a human being should be 👍🏽

[@electronic-chronic]

It's your soul, it's got something to say. Enjoy your genius, it's beautiful.😊

[@benjaminlopez9662]

His dad was gnarly

[@THEGUYSTOKECHANNEL2]

his dad seems a lot cooler than him but still calling bullshit on the 15 bunny hop till he provides the footage.

[@vancouverbill]

15 bunny hop on an old cruiser pretty sure the bike would collapse unless you have crazy good finesse

[@50-50_Grind]

The art looks amazing.

[@CollinGill7]

ryan seems like a really cool dude

[@dbc.ash.]

DBC..DAILY BLESSINGS COMING! .. Thank You ALL for SKATEBOARDING and Everything, EVERYDAY!!

[@TotalBoat]

We love Ryan's art!

[@peachy4186]

Tell Spike Jonze to get Kenny Hotz back to interview the 2024 rally

[@Art_Vandelay_Industries]

Damn, i don't know anything about skating or the guy but i love his art!

[@Soper20]

This is incredibly inspiring! thanks for this! also Imposter Syndrome is the worst!

[@FouglassDir]

Evan smiths kickflip fs wallride wasn’t already done by that time?

[@GeFarr]

Dude's art is AWESOME!!!!

[@jaoquinporter985]

Beautiful parents 😊

I thought this was about Imposter Syndrome, please change the misleading title!

[@AxlRose-ug5db]

She is a very good tattoo artist 💯

[@hotubroughton8418]

Rad how your dad was casually sending it down the 15 busting forks ..thats gnar on a cruiser what holy fuk man i can just picture him gathering speed for the launch cutting across the intersection.

[@illusionflip7635]

4:58 wheres that footage though?

[@curtisshepard3762]

A bit disappointing that this was a full clickbait situation. He could have been profiled as an artist and skater without the mental health ‘battle’ as a misnomer.

[@DazeyChaineMusic]

IM SORRY RYAN I WILL AND HAVE ALWAYS LOVE YOU - daisy

[@EVAASIVEOne]

Little MEAR tag from CBS crew on that 15 set @4:55

[@CockLobster]

Might be an imposter

[@Dennisheterjag]

Rare good vice content

[@GreatLiteShark]

Cap 🧢 they lame as h3ll

[@andrewgale5196]

Both left handed!..nice!

[@nickychampagne3458]

Winky style really good stuff

[@user-eo1uo1zm5d]

Kirchart called said hey doppple

[@adamdennis7167]

Love how he kept the kink 😂

[@bobbydixon4484]

everytime his girl spoke, she found a way to talk about herself. we can celebrate u another time dear.

[@bcarlson86]

Take it easy incel.

[@bradlloyd9419]

Wtf is this Edit? Where's O Dell?

[@dudesarecool5]

sick total boat sticker, great rez

[@ThedeadlyOG]

He said imposter syndrome once and made that the title lol

[@BrownGringoPuntoCo]

Don't skate never skated but I love these videos.

[@curtisautenrieth3342]

Santa Fe springs the teriyaki spot

[@dylanlong4052]

The collage work is the coolest

[@gastrointestinalhemorrhage]

veryy kool art ryan that 99cents store pico rivera

[@gpena383]

Is this channel getting blowed by skateboards now? This is all they play now.

[@DaytonJoey]

What does imposter syndrome mean? I’m too lazy to look it up. I want somebody on KZbin to tell me.

[@be3rryy]

I just Google it. It say imposter syndrome is someone that have doubt for there own skill and accomplishment etc.. The way I see this video is opposite.

[@DaytonJoey]

@@be3rryy thanks and I agree.

[@Travis_LTE]

Don't get it, incoherent copies with epoxy on top?

[@jaimefazackerley]

They seem like a cool couple. However I wish people didn't use the word 'like' every few words as it's very distracting and makes them seem inarticulate.

[@surazsunny4203]

What is imposter syndrome?

[@samchapman3013]

Impostor syndrome is a psychological experience of intellectual and professional infraudulence.

[@stormthrush37]

You feel like a fraud and imposter at what you're doing, as if you don't belong and shouldn't be there and don't deserve your success.

[@souluti0n]

Me at work basically…

[@fredychicano654]

​@@stormthrush37so being a grown up in modern times 😂😂 everyone has a diagnosis now a days 😅

[@GodLovesYou828]

Imposter syndrome....so STOKED 😅

[@edzeppelin]

I dig the resin collage works, cool AF. (what is up with these kids and the "LIKE LIKE LIKE LIKE...I WAS LIKE SKATING and then I LIKE had lunch, and LIKE my taco was cold, Like..."?

[@russdee333]

Ummmm…..like….what?

[@markeddowes1467]

What remotely was the point of first, this video ?….and two, the frikkin title ?? Total BS…..not interesting or pertinent 😵‍💫

[@nolimitsoldier6042]

Is it because he thinks he’s a cholo?

[@NAKALADA_SKATE]

RAD Skater 🛹⚒️💪

[@JackAndFriends100]

Bring back Patrick o’dell

[@johnfodo4129]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@donovanlopez5733]

Sick Video, more people should be like this dude

[@arya721]

clickbait is not chill. you could’ve still gotten views without it

[@msg3495]

Those people that is lets say normal do something and become popular with what they doing and they didn't expect it and become famous, well known and therefore don't know how to handle fame so they get depressed and become drug heads or whatever or kill themselves that s**t is crazy

[@ryancarver4270]

Click bait. Watched this for real disorder information.

[@vandolmatzis8146]

Dad does well,art is also sick.

[@timcoben887]

Ha. I just bought that board

[@thanksyoutubefortakingmyhandle]

Rad!

[@ed.ekruger1094]

🔥✊

[@GodLovesYou828]

Say stoked too much

[@4everhumbl36]

Stoked Rad Gnarly All overused in skateboarding 1000x too much

[@eggrunner]

Ryan is super sick!!!! But vice is so wack🤣

[@SadForLyf]

Attention seeking attempt number 30

[@Dzokhar]

This artwork is absolutely exceptional.

[@WallyDing]

You should check out the artist Jay Riggio. To say he influenced Townley's art is an understatement, if you know what I mean.

[@thrax4939]

You’re a relatively popular skateboarder.. relax

[@mog4788]

Hey VIce, if you're wondering why there's so many comments about this clickbait nonsense merely because the subject uttered the words, then you belong to the clown-car Hollywood Reporter school of journalism. Imposter Syndrome is like an additional apocalyptic horseman, just ruining and shattering what it touches. My Dad has a friend/colleague who is a former police officer, he left to pursue other avenues of employment because he could not reconcile his own reality with the one where he responded to a distress call in which a woman (who was a florist) murdered her children because they were actually others, wearing her children's faces. So, cool buzzword for your title, but if I were this talented skater and artist, I would be livid at you for associating me with this psychotic condition.

[@outtathesky]

Super boring piece … like … good for you bro

[@jwalk2287]

Exactly. Reeks of middle-class luck

[@koltenfrench313]

Jay Riggio

[@ryann.9636]

Poor title.

[@rickyrichreacts9667]

I don’t care about the artwork part!!! Stick to skateboarding stories

[@copperhead17171]

The art is badass!

[@DubultaisT]

Yo 90's called they want their video quality back

[@bmx4ever20]

Crazy to think that Ryan use to grow up around my area and my buddy was good friends with him and one day Ryan came over and he was easily one of the best around. Doesn’t surprise me one but he’s a ripper👊🏻

[@johnnyc.3261]

I don’t know if I would consider a collage maker as an artist. Like, is a DJ a musician? They’re more like curators with good taste.

[@Lakersn1nation]

Wtf is imposter syndrome lol