In November 2012, Skin Phillips (Editor in chief of “Transworld SKATEboarding” magazine) described Muska as “among the very marketable professionals skateboarding has ever seen”. Next thing I understand, he was hitting, grinding larger handrails; I began front side flipping over handrails, you know, like? … And just as individuals, I believe, like, he stays-I do not have to see the man for ten years and we’ll still be best friends … You meet folks on the years which you associate with and are inspired by, you know? And I believe me and Tom were undoubtedly an important portion of coming together and helping improvement skateboarding in the time … Muska has additionally identified Jamie Thomas as an important influence and described him as someone who is easily able to recognize others that will willingly work at their skateboarding diligently. Muska clarified, “I Had only see what he was doing … he is speaking and they are listening to him, you know? Therefore I believe Jamie actually opened my eyes more which you could do much more than skate and get more involved with one of these firms, you understand?” In response to the problem of who’s the all time, “number one” powerful skateboarder ever, Muska identified Gonzales, additional describing: … only still to today. Like, after all, simply because, for me personally, skateboarding was never about simply progress; it was about, like, the individual, as well as the man, and what they brought to, to skateboarding. Few skaters may have a career so long as he’s and still keep that thought, you know? Like, still, he’s skateboarding; that’s, everything, is Mark—it is independence; it is not caring about anything; it is about going on your board and loving yourself; shoving yourself physically, emotionally, and having as much fun as you can possibly have. That is what skateboarding is and that is what Mark is.