Funny to hear Gonz with the young-person syndrome of pre-mature oldness already in 1999. "I'm old now, I just like to ride down hill and weave between people...." Fast forward 25 years and nah, he doing switch trayflips
This is the first time I am hearing this from another human being except the voice in my head.. "When you explain something, people either listen to what you say and they understand or they dont understand. I'd rather not give them the opportunity to understand or not understand. Its better to not say nothing then to say something."
It is a lazy way to look at things.. More or less he was trying to say ignorance is bliss and he doesn’t want to take that away from other people’s attachments to skateboarding because that is the art in itself
@@estebanvazquez1524 Maybe he was trying to say that skateboarding has always been a sub culture and rebellious. The only people/companies that supported it were those that truly loved it and now it seems like a fad. All of these big companies who have been around for decades wanted nothing to do with it when it wasn’t popular and now all of a sudden that it’s televised and commercial everybody’s trying to cash in on it. It’s just money to them, but that’s not what it’s about to us.
This exact video is the first glimpse I got of skateboarding when I was a kid and I've loved the Gonz ever since. Just everything about it i perfect, from the quirky and awkward interview to the graceful foot drag on the hill bomb that no one else could make it look cool.
This is from the swedish television show Richter and the reporter is Niklas Hyland, I've been trying to download this for ages. Thank you so very much bro!
gonz is a pure example of freedom of expression .Freedom period to do whatever you want whenever you want with no rules. this footage is a great example of that
I can totally relate to what he says here. My favorite thing to do in the world (for me, it's not skateboarding) is something I prefer to just get out and do rather than sitting around talking about it, writing about it, or marketing myself through photos and video and shit. It's just about being on my own and doing the thing that makes me love life. He's so much fun to watch, though. I'm glad he lets people film him.
Mark has it all and he never had to be a fake tough guy with security guards or property owners to earn his stripes. He exudes love and that's why everybody loves him.
The Gonz fkn inspires me,all the way I used to skate when I was only 6 right up till I was 26 then it died on me,but I always wanted to skate but never had the urge till I watched Marc skate again. Then I thought fk it what the hell if he can I can still skate,& the way he skates big hills kicking it fast,is what I love to,so fk it,back to doing what I love in life,S,K,A,T,E
how can the interviewer ask him a few questions about stile and skating in general and then not even get that "how do you express yourself" is one kind of an unnecessary questions. but the interview itself, or rather mark gonzale's answers were pretty interesting and enjoyable. the best thing is, that he didnt't change his attitude until today since then
The way he's dragging his back foot is fucking sick!!! Anyone who has ever bombed a big hill and tried this knows how hard it can be. So rad no one else like Gonz. I know he said he doesnt like to be videod but im glad he does very inspiring to watch now i just want to go skate through traffic!!!
I've met him last year in Paris at the Adidas demo. Fantastic person. Bet he needed a new pair of shoes after one skate session. And I thought that Busenitz was the king of speed...
You just have to love and appreciate Gonz for his true originality. I agree with his views on skating. It's a free range "sport". Its not categorized in a box. It's so fun and designed to be used the way the rider wants to use it. Free of judgment . Let's just enjoy it. 🤙
I don't literally mean we owe him something lol it's an expression. I mean we owe him our respect and appreciation for breaking down barriers and being such a pioneer for skateboarding.
Put in your time, dude! Keep it up. Most of all, don't let the idiots keep you down. I hate those kids at the skatepark, do your thing and make sure you keep it fun. Skate with friends, be real, get better!
Funny to hear Gonz with the young-person syndrome of pre-mature oldness already in 1999. "I'm old now, I just like to ride down hill and weave between people...." Fast forward 25 years and nah, he doing switch trayflips
when you see a video of gonz you click and dont ask questions
Dan Munhoz I agree
@@larrybanks3749 why I m watching this video
Said it all
Every single time
❤
Gonz is the man! He shreds so much, does not care at all. So free to do what he does best and a whole city to play around in to do it.
Gonz talking about how he's old in '99..... Damn
I know, he was only like 31 at the time, I wish i could be 31 again....
I wish everyone else got old but him
This is the first time I am hearing this from another human being except the voice in my head.. "When you explain something, people either listen to what you say and they understand or they dont understand. I'd rather not give them the opportunity to understand or not understand. Its better to not say nothing then to say something."
he straight served that man
thats kinda what i was thinking too, not a bad way at looking at things
It is a lazy way to look at things..
More or less he was trying to say ignorance is bliss and he doesn’t want to take that away from other people’s attachments to skateboarding because that is the art in itself
@@estebanvazquez1524 Maybe he was trying to say that skateboarding has always been a sub culture and rebellious. The only people/companies that supported it were those that truly loved it and now it seems like a fad. All of these big companies who have been around for decades wanted nothing to do with it when it wasn’t popular and now all of a sudden that it’s televised and commercial everybody’s trying to cash in on it. It’s just money to them, but that’s not what it’s about to us.
@@estebanvazquez1524 lazy like water my friend
even the way he slows down when hes bombing hills is rad, hes the definition of a skater
That's the closest thing I've ever seen to legit surfing on the streets
Lmao I was thinking the same thing
That shit is crazy!
This exact video is the first glimpse I got of skateboarding when I was a kid and I've loved the Gonz ever since.
Just everything about it i perfect, from the quirky and awkward interview to the graceful foot drag on the hill bomb that no one else could make it look cool.
If you're trying to be cool instead of just skate, you're going to look uncool
His love for the sport shines through in his skating so much. That last hill bomb was really fun to watch that was amazing that foot drag is so sick.
So sick that what?
@@paulrevere2928 so sick that we're still talking about his comment 9 years later. ;-)
This is from the swedish television show Richter and the reporter is Niklas Hyland, I've been trying to download this for ages. Thank you so very much bro!
Goin' fast. This is what skating is about
Speed lands tricks. Its gotta take some big balls to fly through the streets of San Fran.
its more than that boi
Having fun is what i like
U missed his whole point!! Lol
It’s frisco fool not San fran
Possibly the best piece of footage of Gonz on the Tube.
dont know why but I love that last little bomb while hes draggin his foot
Mark Gonzalez was asked several years ago what his favorite feeling was about skateboarding? He replied “when I almost fall and I don’t.”
He's going so freaking fast.
skating: an art form not to compare but to appreciate others..art form
gonz is a pure example of freedom of expression .Freedom period to do whatever you want whenever you want with no rules. this footage is a great example of that
I knew people like this in the late 80's and have no idea where they are now.
The Gonz having oysters at Swans, ....epic.
I can totally relate to what he says here. My favorite thing to do in the world (for me, it's not skateboarding) is something I prefer to just get out and do rather than sitting around talking about it, writing about it, or marketing myself through photos and video and shit. It's just about being on my own and doing the thing that makes me love life. He's so much fun to watch, though. I'm glad he lets people film him.
Mark has it all and he never had to be a fake tough guy with security guards or property owners to earn his stripes. He exudes love and that's why everybody loves him.
"I like it and I hate it" ❤
"Its better to not say nothing then to say something..." -Gonz
Yea..
deep bruh bruh
Damn double negatives. But who needs grammar when you are a skate God.
Best skater of all time
One of the best to ever step on a skateboard and also one of the most original.
I was MarK Gonzales for Halloween @ James Denman Middle School SF.CA 2001
I love the philosophy of this video, makes some strong points about skating as an artform.
The had to film Gonz from the car cuz nobody could keep up with him bombing hills on a board He’s my favorite skater of all time
In my 5 without a doubt.
The Gonz fkn inspires me,all the way I used to skate when I was only 6 right up till I was 26 then it died on me,but I always wanted to skate but never had the urge till I watched Marc skate again. Then I thought fk it what the hell if he can I can still skate,& the way he skates big hills kicking it fast,is what I love to,so fk it,back to doing what I love in life,S,K,A,T,E
This guy is awesome!!! I love cruising around doing ollies to get just keep on cruising.
Mark Gonzales is the definition of Kamikaze Skateboarding!! Amazing guts gowing down that hill!!
The one and only. All skaters owe this guy something.
@3:10 when he's talking about how skateboarding is a free sport, the trolley in the next shot says free on it
Not afraid to drag his foot. respect
That's a cable car, not a trolley fyi
Synchronicity
@@skinhead-ej8ff why would he be afraid of dragging his foot?
Nice placebo pic
That ladies face says it all
yeah it was amazing :D
It's comforting, knowing that you can be 30, or 31 and still be gnarly on a skateboard.
For anyone curious, the end song is narcotic by liquido and it’s amazing.
He bombs hills into raging traffic.
Mark is graceful. He gets more creative with skateboarding then anyone else...
how can the interviewer ask him a few questions about stile and skating in general and then not even get that "how do you express yourself" is one kind of an unnecessary questions. but the interview itself, or rather mark gonzale's answers were pretty interesting and enjoyable. the best thing is, that he didnt't change his attitude until today since then
Before bourdain showed the world that oyster place...mark was there..
this sport is huge now, and some go for the money some others don't you can still choose, it's a free sport...its a free world.
lmfao Gonz flexing and saluting while foot braking is the greatest thing ever.
That's crazy how he uses his foot to slow down at the end.
greatest man to ever grace this earth with his presence.
The way he's dragging his back foot is fucking sick!!! Anyone who has ever bombed a big hill and tried this knows how hard it can be. So rad no one else like Gonz. I know he said he doesnt like to be videod but im glad he does very inspiring to watch now i just want to go skate through traffic!!!
0:49 the happiness in that ladies face seeing him not slam was priceless
“It’s better to not say nothing than to say something.” - Gonz
I just love how stunned that lady was. She wasn’t even mad or anything just amazed… just like all of us
original free lunch
I'd start skating only because of this guy.
I love the chick that’s amazed that he doesn’t die in the street having no idea he’s the fucking gonz…
THE FUCKING GONZ
Was flyin down that hill.in the end!!
I love listening to mark he nails it
I've met him last year in Paris at the Adidas demo. Fantastic person.
Bet he needed a new pair of shoes after one skate session. And I thought that Busenitz was the king of speed...
Imagine the stuff Gonz has done on a skateboard that haven’t been recorded.
GRACEFUL
Every spectator on the sidewalk has the look of wtf, absolutely the best
Gonz is still so fun for me to watch
Watching him slow down! Very funny...gotta love Mark.
"it takes away what's special about it"
hes the dude know one else can match yes i respect the other street skater or the tec guys hes the reason i skate the way i do
Wooooow. He's beautiful.
Any relation to Stacy Peralta of Powell Peralta the skateboard company???
.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,..... . . . . that hill bomb at the end was at leat 30-40mph with ollies haha ,,,, crazy !!!!!!!!
He is soo much fun to watch.
love his way to ride , even his foot break is stylist
Holy fuck that hill bombing at the end was too rad.
This right here wraps it up perfectly couldn't have said it better myself
This is from a Swedish production, remember seeing this as a teenager.
You just have to love and appreciate Gonz for his true originality. I agree with his views on skating. It's a free range "sport". Its not categorized in a box. It's so fun and designed to be used the way the rider wants to use it. Free of judgment . Let's just enjoy it. 🤙
I'm a musician and this totally relates
Gonz forever.
i love his footbraking
The shot at 0:31 with the woman's face at the end deserves an Academy Award
thats why he will always be my favorite
"narcotic" by liquido, great song, nostalgic af
Rad interview, Gonz shreds
Mark is skateboarding, even if he rides a bicycle...
Great sk8 good hills .
Now I understand why the Gonz Adidas shoe at this time looked the way it did with so much rubber!
thumbs up for the last 20seconds of the whole interview... mark is a nut and a truely unique style
Glad I watched this, The Gonz no comparison!
lol I love how he tells the interviewer that he didn't want to meet up with him.
this man gets it
I don't literally mean we owe him something lol it's an expression. I mean we owe him our respect and appreciation for breaking down barriers and being such a pioneer for skateboarding.
This was made the year I was born and he’s still killing it
Gonz is a wierd dude but you can't deny he is 100% a SKATER not just a guy who is into skating.
Gonz, keep floating around like a feather. Maybe someday our paths will cross
I started skating at this time and Gonz was already a fucking legend
3:50
UPS trucks haven't changed 20 years later lol
great react from the girl in the vid!
it just occurred to me he's being interviewed at the Swan Oyster Depot.
Everything about this is great.
Put in your time, dude! Keep it up. Most of all, don't let the idiots keep you down. I hate those kids at the skatepark, do your thing and make sure you keep it fun. Skate with friends, be real, get better!
Looks like Swan Oyster Depot, great spot!!!!
it's better to understand it firsthand, rather than make quick judgement...love you gonz
He's like the Bob Ross of skateboarding!
Goes on how he doesn't wanna get payed buy skateboarding ... Gets payed anyways
Gonz is Gonz.....
Awesome, TOTALLY awesome!
Gonz is an awesome artist
This video describes skating like nothing else will.
graceful!