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If I could get the respect of 14-year-olds, I'm happy. They're the toughest audience.
My artwork gets stolen all the time; it's ridiculous.
Some of my favorite pieces are from thrift shops. When I find something I really love, I live, work and sleep in it.
Some people are enraged, and some people are applauding. If there were a mission statement for graffiti, that would be it.
As soon as I start reading, drawing comes to me more easily. I find I work in my sketchbooks more. But if I'm working on a new show, my reading... →
I like the idea that you can paint something outdoors, and anyone can see it. It's open to anyone, and people have to deal with it. In the... →
I love biographies. I read Patti Smith's 'Just Kids.' I'm into that time frame in New York, the '70s and '80s. In art school... →
I read in a weird way. It comes in waves, and then I start, like, five different books at once. It takes me six months to a year to finish them all... →
I see a really good tag on a building, a man passed out in the middle of the street, a couple hugging, a cop arresting a panhandler. I'm... →
Street artists need to get back to actually doing things on the streets instead of in the galleries where they all seem to be ending up. I hope this... →
Work done illegally outdoors or without permission feels like pure freedom to me. I understand how it can upset many in our society, but in the... →
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