INTERVIEWS
Justin Henry Tells the Backstory Behind His Quasi Intro
Justin Henry’s part in Quasi’s Mother was one of the most talked about from the video. The intro contains footage of Justin screaming at a guy on the street that’s unforgettable. It’s one of those classic skate video moments that define the genre. Justin tells the backstory behind the altercation in the latest episode of The Bunt.
We packed up. We’re like, “We’ll come back and paint it, sorry.” Everything is chill. We’re all chill… I see the dude coming around the corner with his phone out. I was like, “He’s going to take a photo of the license plate.” My homie Drake Johnson was there too. I was like, “Drake, get out and stand in front of the back license plate. I’m gonna stand in front of the front license plate.”
He comes up with the phone and says, “Get out of the way.” I say, “No, we’re packing up.” And he takes me, and throws me to the ground! He was pretty old too. So I didn’t expect it. I didn’t hit the ground. I did that thing where you put your hands down. But you put your hands on another man… Dude, I snapped! We were being so respectful, and for him to pull that on me… I lost my mind.
Listen to the entire interview above. The story about the altercation begins at 32:02. You can revisit Justin’s Mother part below.
INTERVIEWS
Kelly Bird Opens Up in Latest The Nine Club Episode
Nike SB Global Brand Manager Kelly Bird opens up about growing up in Houston, getting into skateboarding, becoming a pro, and eventually transitioning to the industry side of skateboarding.
Before he became the global brand manager of Nike SB, Kelly worked for DC Shoes and Lakai Footwear.
INTERVIEWS
Catch Up with Mariah Duran in the Latest Nine Club Episode
Pro skater Mariah Duran has always been into sports as a young kid, she revealed in the latest episode of The Nine Club.
The goofy-footed skater from Albuquerque, New Mexico got introduced to skateboarding when she was around 10. Initially, she would borrow his brother’s board, but her mom eventually bought her a board.
She was also into softball when she was younger and basketball when she was in high school. Later on, she shifted her focus to skateboarding.
Mariah won the USA Skateboarding National Championships Womens Street in 2019, and 2021. She placed 4th in the most recent competition.
She is also a two-time X Games gold medalist for Women’s Street Skateboarding.
INTERVIEWS
Nyjah Huston Talks About SOTY 2022
Nyjah Huston has only good things to say about his rivals for the 2022 SOTY.
In the ONSTIX Episode 108 streamed on Thrasher’s Twitch channel, Nyjah described the 2022 SOTY Tyshawn Jones as the “King of Pops” for “skating over anything and everything possible.”
He also said that Louie Lopez is just straight-up creative and had a good chance of getting SOTY for many years now.
He also commended TFunk’s latest video part.
Nyjah said in the interview that he watches almost every video that Thrasher posts, even those names he hadn’t heard of.
I love watching everyone’s skating because everyone skates differently and that’s what beautiful about what we do.
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Tyshawn Jones eventually got the 2022 SOTY title. He is one of the three double-recipients of the title, the other two being Danny Way and Chris Cole. He earned his first SOTY in 2018.
Watch the full interview here.
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