Bones Quote by Mike Vallely

There were so many things associated with it in terms of music and fashion, and a different way of thinking that, for me, skateboarding…

— Tony Hawk

For me, skateboarding started in 1965, so by the time the Dogtown era came around I'd already been skatin' for 10 years. When I…

— Jay Adams

Skateboarding was my introduction to rap and the first rap song that I really liked was KRS-One 'Step Into A World.'

— Vic Mensa

So much of my life and my style and sensibility are influenced by skateboarding. It's counter-culture and skateboarding is my introduction to counter-culture.

— Vic Mensa

Man, I feel like I hear people talk about the old 'Tony Hawk' games all the time, and that's what got them into skateboarding.

— Nyjah Huston

Skateboarding was everything to us growing up. It changes the way you see the world: you spend all day looking for ditches.

— Harmony Korine

Since my Dad was an artist, I grew up around art shows and openings and that had a big impact on me as well,…

— Christian Hosoi

I grew up skateboarding, but I don't even do that anymore.

— Tom DeLonge

I grew up watching skating all the time in the Olympic stuff.

— Amy Poehler

I started skateboarding at around age 10, and enjoyed the artistic aspect of it as much as the sporting aspect, so for me it…

— Tony Hawk

I'd always loved what went on in skateboarding. I'd never skated myself, but I loved the graphics - I really liked the rebelliousness of…

— James Jebbia