On Painting Rats, And The Glorification Of

I Like To Think I Have The Guts To Stand Up Anonymously In A Western Democracy And Call For Things No-one Else Believes In - Like Peace And Justice And Freedom.

I Used To Tell Everyone I Met To Be An Artist..... I Don't Do That Any More.

Imagine A City Where Graffiti Wasn't Illegal, A City Where Everybody Could Draw Whatever They Liked. Where Every Street Was Awash With A Million Colours And Little Phrases. Where Standing At A Bus Stop Was Never Boring. A City That Felt Like A Party Where Everyone Was Invited, Not Just The Estate Agents And Barons Of Big Business. Imagine A City Like That And Stop Leaning Against The Wall - It's Wet.

The Time Of Getting Fame For Your Name On Its Own Is Over. Artwork That Is Only About Wanting To Be Famous Will Never Make You Famous. Any Fame Is A By-product Of Making Something That Means Something. You Don't Go To A Restaurant And Order A Meal Because You Want To Have A Sh*t.

I Figure There Are Enough Self-opinionated Assholes Trying To Get Their Ugly Little Faces In Front Of You As It Is. You Ask A Lot Of Kids Today What They Want To Be When They Grow Up, And They Say, 'i Want To Be Famous.' You Ask Them, 'for What Reason?' And They Don't Know Or Care. I Think Andy Warhol Got It Wrong - In The Future, So Many People Are Going To Become Famous That One Day Everybody Will End Up Being Anonymous For 15 Minutes.