Rodney Mullen Discusses ‘Liminal’ w/ Rolling Stone | Skating’s Einstein on visiting the White House, talking to Silicon Valley to repay skateboarding, +

Rodney Mullen could be the most unique story skateboarding has ever created. From groundbreaking flat ground specialist that invented more tricks than anyone in history, to an injured eccentric that – from his new Rolling Stone feature – “became a sought-after lecturer, sharing deeper concepts at TED Talks, Apple, PopTech and the like, presenting dissertations on risk mitigation and resilience. His revelatory expositions on how outside industries could learn from the culture and habits of skateboarders became a sustainable success. “In the skateboarding community, in order to do that which has never been done before, you have to go into the unknown at your own peril,” explains Mullen.

His latest four dimensional video ‘Liminal’ – his first in over a decade – is reaching far beyond the skateboard world right now, but there’s more to it than the spectacular visuals. Rolling Stone sat the godfather down and got all the information on what he’s been doing the last twelve years leading up to the new video. It’s a crazy story that Hollywood couldn’t have even dreamt up. From breaking down his own fused bones to working with George Harrison’s son and world famous fashion photographers and visiting the White House w/ his homie Ben Harper.

Read the entire Rodney Mullen interview w/ Rolling Stone here.