As someone who is 50, skateboarder and music lover it was fantastic to hear from him. To have the whole contexts of what life was like at the time this stuff was all coming out makes a difference, and it's embarrassing reading some of these takes.
What a snore life would be if we all held the same views and tip toed around with a PC awareness because we're on some gay live stream. The stuff this guy captured and the reach he had pre-internet is incomparable. The point about record labels is a good one, I'd bet he'd agree that those five majors are leeches and they were getting paid to enable more work. But to dog on him for his age is really really gay. All of these streetwear brands, skate brands, street skating pioneers drew influence form this guy's work whether you like it or not. He gets a pass to call anything he wants corny imo.