Stacy Peralta, Skateboarder, Entrepreneur and Filmmaker

[@westy40]

Stacy is an absolute legend in skateboarding. He's like the Jerry West of skateboarding, a hall of famer skateboarder and then a mastermind of spotting new talent and taking them to the top Stacy was always the most grounded of the Zephyr group. He was different from early on, he had a sense of responsibility that the others never had. He was the "straight laced" one but he was always had respect for whatever endeavor he undertook.

[@mikecynic5167]

Stacy's a kook. He's not a legend to people who actually skateboard. He's not Jay Adams. He's not Steve Olson. He's not Alva. He's not Duane Peters. He's not Steve Alba. I've been skating 38 years. Everyone in my generation remember when he ditched Powell Peralta because street skating blew up. The moment Guerrero started Real Skateboards Stacy was out. The only reason he came back was because assholes wanted boards they think they had in the 80s. He's a hell of a story teller though, I will give him that.

[@amys.johnson8449]

Stacy Peralta is a LEGEND! All Zephyrs are LEGENDS! ✨🌊 Blessings. 🙏

[@maxbrazil3712]

Nobody has done more for the sport of skateboarding than Stacy Peralta. He's truly legendary. The cherry on top his his artistic ability to tell a story with his masterful films. An athlete, artist, businessman, and visionary. Odin has a chair reserved for Stacy in Valhalla, may he live another 100 years!

[@EnriqueMartinez_jp]

Skateboarding wouldn't be the same without this dude

[@patirckozz]

true that. he made it into a rebellious sport. if onlyhe went about it without the evil twist we would be looked up towards not like a thug on a board,

[@Skriot]

@@patirckozz You obviously have no idea what you're talking about....

[@mikecynic5167]

@@patirckozz I've been skateboarding for 38 years. Everyone in my generation saw Stacy cut and run when street skating got big. Tommy Guerrero started Real Skateboards and he split only to come back when assholes wanted to relive the youths they were never a part of.

[@twoodrowindustries]

Thank you Stacy, from the moment I first saw The Bones Brigade Video Show, back in 1985, my life was changed. I’m now 51 and still skating, just not as often as I should ❤

[@mikecynic5167]

Yeah, you obviously weren't there, lol. Stacy's a kook.

[@twoodrowindustries]

@@mikecynic5167 Where?

[@sebastianwhalin743]

Stacey when are you going to do Tonys pod? Do it for the skaters!

[@Frankybroadcast]

Dude said a "No skateboarding" sign to us, is a "Welcome" sign. I literally laughed my ass off at that line. So True. Stacy is so important to our history, up front and behind the scenes. Legend.

[@alainvosselman9960]

Since i saw the Dog Town documentary i was blown away by Stacy's amazing story telling capabilites.. Seen about 4 other of his works. All have that same quality of nostalgic, cultural & educational qualities to them. If there ever was an influencer.... Even as a skater i bought almost stricktly P & P decks..

[@churchofsaintadams9322]

Brilliant, Stacy is awesome

[@roniabagimayordomo4786]

Really nice... Its 2.23 am, had to watch it till the end..... Thanks...

[@stevewright2813]

I would watch Stacy skating early skate parks thinking, “what great style!”

[@Garyfisher-my4ew]

Stacy,l now know you through Austin,and you are as amazing as your incredible Son,l am currently speechless,l identify with every thing you say

[@MalcolmDesigns]

Stacy is an amazing storyteller!

[@jeffevers7596]

Stacy is super humble he is an incredible person who I’ve always looked up to my entire life

[@mikecynic5167]

Why? The guy's fake as a 3 dollar bill.

[@steveford9294]

What Stacy has done for skateboarding and surfing is huge, the roots of the Bones. brigade start with him And spread from there, huge influence and inspiration to this day.

[@ericjorgensen8028]

As someone who grew up skating in the 70-80's It is more than true that skateboarding would not be where it is today without Stacy's influence and hard work. Skateboarder magazine was our textbook. C.R. Stecyk's articles (and a few others) we're the pertinent chapters. Dogtown was the subject portrayed. Skating pools was the application. Good interview. Thanks for time well spent.

[@RadSeason]

Thanks Eric, great to hear you liked the chat 🤟

[@mikecynic5167]

No, skateboarding wouldn't be where it is without Jay Adams.

[@stevemoore3951]

@@mikecynic5167And Stacy. And many others.

[@Frankybroadcast]

What an awesome important interview. Great job on both sides. Interviewer asked excellent questions, and Stacy was so open and honest. Great interview. 🤙🏾

[@codeblack3026]

When I was a tiny skater,SP was demoing at Swintons 'Roxy Skate Skatepark' near Rotherham and man was I excited.Woke up at Dawn buzzing but in pain.Never got to that demo,spent that day having my appendix out! Still,had 50 years ahead to shred but yeah man,was pretty gutted I missed that one.

[@nickpowell5337]

titan of a sport, like woods, phelps, jordan. awesome interview

[@RonsonLambert247]

This was sick!! Thank you for being you Stacy and for all for what you’ve contributed to skateboarding on and off the board. A true legend 👊 it’s been a dream to work you. 32yrs in and on goin here

[@RadSeason]

Thanks Ronson 👊

[@BretCahill]

Great interview! Stacy's story is very inspiring.

[@mmad-sd4wc]

Stacy … please write an autobiography 👏🏻👏🏻🛹🛹 … I LOVE all the interviews available in the palm of our hands now but I enjoy reading about little things that are just as interesting as well . This is a guy who grew up in 70s Santa Monica , the last affordable spot on the beach . Skating past bodybuilders/ Arnold , cute fun beach girls . There’s stories to be shared 👍🏻 🛹🛹👍🏻

[@joelgomez7093]

Thank you for this! Madd Respect for Stacy's skating and what he has accomplished in and out of Skateboarding.

[@jasonb4321]

Outstanding interview 👍 Amazing how he literally changed the world by following his passion and investing in others.

[@VideoMaker1975]

Mr.Peralta trully is one of the most important people in shaping my personality and a real inspiration.

[@seekthetruth824]

Stacy, you are the best. Really enjoy your knowledge coupled with humility.

[@davidharris4030]

Wow! I thought I knew a lot of skateboarding history. Stacy really has done great things and helped skateboarding more than I realized!🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@mikecynic5167]

No he didn't. He made the Bones Brigade, whoop-de-doo. H Street and Santa Cruz had better teams.

[@davidharris4030]

@@mikecynic5167 👌 sure!

[@davidharris4030]

@@mikecynic5167 Noticed a bunch of your comments slamming Stacy. How about explaining why your so against him. Maybe you know something others don’t. I sure would be interested on why.

[@6arepo6]

@@davidharris4030 He's just a kook without a life lurking in the comments...

[@davidharris4030]

@@6arepo6 I knew that because I have known skateboarding history from the mid 70s. Just wondering why someone would say something like that.

[@gloriahancock8358]

LOVE YOU STACY

[@blueybarnes9442]

Stacy is such a dam legend 😅😊

[@mikecynic5167]

Yeah, to people who weren't there.

[@stevemoore3951]

@@mikecynic5167 Nah…he is universally recognized as one of the most important pioneers in skateboarding.

[@redblitzridden9021]

Wow, never knew Stacy made a documentary about Subotai (Conan The Barbarian). I knew he was a surfer but not a famous one. Going to look for it now!! Also, Peralta's documentary on the Crips and Bloods is top notch. Worthy watch!!!

[@rickdonnelly3937]

Who gets credit to be the first to drop into a pool? What a spark that was.

[@MichaelB-gi4lt]

George Trafton probably didn’t drop in but he DEFINITELY SKATED POOLS…in the 1960’s!

[@ZensōMusic]

What a legend.

[@bruddy]

His skate part in Public Domain is unforgivable

[@unclematt3134]

Peralta's a creative genius. Like the Elon Musk of skateboarding and a good filmmaker to boot.

[@patirckozz]

blind to the skate world. just ask an og what they think of him.. his symbology is deep in the occult.

[@Skriot]

@@patirckozz Say you're a clown without coming out and saying it....

[@morgellon7877]

​@Patirck O'Zz What occult symbolism? As if that even matters one iota to the vast majority of skateboarders. There have been a few legitimate gripes over the years, particularly from guys like Kevin Staab who got jerked around about getting a pro model on Powell-Peralta for years, but Stacy is generally highly-regaded. The Bones Brigade is the most legendary team in skate history, a team he built and mentored. All those guys went on to have great lives and careers in the industry, when so many of their peers crashed and burned. And he seriously ripped, was one of the best skateboarders of his era.

[@RobBassCame2GetDown]

Don’t insult Stacy like that. He’s much bigger than that.

[@mikecynic5167]

Yeah, a creative genius. He sure can tell one hell of a story about something he was never a part of.

[@crazyralph6386]

I didn’t like how they made Stacey the antagonist in the film Lords of Dogtown. The dude just wasn’t into the party scene like the rockstars the Z-Boys, but was instrumental nonetheless. His straight arrow, no nonsense approach to the competitions, is why the Bones Brigade lasted for as long as they did in the 80’s.

[@Bozodubber1991]

Fame was the antagonist that tore them all apart in real life and in the movie.

[@iOpurrrate]

This guy made skateboarding popular, then sign Tony Hawk and Tony Hawk made skateboarding explode.

[@b2theb]

great interview.

[@RadSeason]

Thanks 🤟

[@eancurtis9333]

Legend!!!!!!

[@JawsHLL]

Legend

[@TheRealTomahawk]

Stacy Peralta and Jay Adams remind me of each other because they’re both surf skate boarders. I think Tony Alva wasn’t much of a surfer Christian Hosoi was not a surfer either and neither was Tony Hawk. I don’t think or Rodney Mullen.

[@ShogunateDaimyo]

Tony Alva surfed but Mullen Hawk and Hosoi did not.

[@allensarlo]

Good Job Bro. i mean Bud. :0)

[@Sheabonez]

He also needs to take credit for inventing the skateboard documentary, right? I can’t think of one that even existed before DT&ZB. And now there are countless skateboard documentaries.

[@mikecynic5167]

There's been literally hundreds of skateboard videos. I've got a stack of VHS tapes a mile high.

[@Sheabonez]

@@mikecynic5167 not talking about skateboard videos - the skateboard *documentary*

[@ShogunateDaimyo]

There has been lits of sjateboard docs over the decades they just SUCKED

[@Sheabonez]

@@ShogunateDaimyo again - not my question - talking specifically about what (if any) skateboard documentaries existed BEFORE DogTown & Z-Boys? As far as I know, Stacy invented the skateboarding documentary.

[@ShogunateDaimyo]

@@Sheabonez I just said there were documentaries (docs) before Stacy. He talks about them and how he didn't want to be like them.

[@jaybird634]

Ride the concrete wave !

[@jawarholol4651]

"That's not a skateboard. Now *this* is a skateboard." Cue "Skate & Destroy" Every kid's introduction to Stacy

[@rodrigobravo5707]

👌👌

[@cyndykated358]

This was such a great innocent time..but I would have killed to have an electric bike and ride around with my friends! Lol

[@thepeterchannel3230]

What ever happened to Tony Alva ?

[@stevemoore3951]

Still skating

[@bethstubb5544]

Dogtown forever 🎚️

[@mikecynic5167]

He had nothing to do with it.

[@vancityslicker2844]

In the lords of dog town movie I really hope Stacy when and spend time with the skating buddy who had brain cancer. F*** all your money and success What matters to me is your values and morals in life like being there for your brothers