“The parts of graffiti I like are really antagonizing still – it’s not something that a museum would really embrace.”

Some people are enraged, and some people are applauding. If there were a mission statement for graffiti, that would be it.

That’s immediately how I gauge how healthy a city is-by the amount of tags. It’s just in direct competition with advertising. It’s still one of the last things that hasn’t been corrupted.

I’m really into California art from the ’60s.

Most inspiration still comes from bicycling around San Francisco. This city never fails to inspire me. It is one of the most vibrant cities – especially visually – with a constant influx of young energy arriving daily. I love it.

I want to do just, like, regular art. Whatever is made today on canvas goes up against all of art history. Its the most radical thing.

Writing graffiti is about the most honest way you can be an artist. It takes no money to do it, you don’t need an education to understand it, and there’s no admission fee.

A wall is a very big weapon. It’s one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with.

Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.

Some people become cops because they want to make the world a better place. Some people become vandals because they want to make the world a better looking place.

I originally set out to try and save the world, but now I’m not sure I like it enough.

The grumpier you are, the more assholes you meet.

All graffiti is low-level dissent, but stencils have an extra history. They’ve been used to start revolutions and to stop wars

Should #‎ graffiti be judged on the same level as modern art? Of course not: It’s way more important than that