1. How would you describe the style you write in?
a. Abstract, next level, unconscious, different.

2. What do you think about designated places for graffiti?
a. I encourage artists to take available space, whatever or wherever that might be. With the exception of defacing monuments and other obviously off limit locales. The problem with "designated graffiti" is that other writers who aren't down, will see this as a reason to cross each other out. It's the fox and the grapes every time.

3. Do you think that it's wrong to bomb private businesses?
a. Yes. There is enough room in the public sector for that over inflated ego. Unless you've got a vendetta to settle, why lower the art form. And please leave the trees alone.

4. Do you agree that gang graffiti and taggers just throwing their tag on everything in sight gives graffiti a bad name?
a. Yes and No...I understand the idea behind gang related graffiti, but I see it differently. It has it's territorial motivations. But "tagging up" is the inception into the movement...the wonder years...Unfortunately some never get above this level. and that brings down the heat. the tagging of the culture will on one hand have undiscovered galligraphic tendencies and on the other offend the notion of safety. in a community.....in a world. we must see that it's always the GOOD with the BAD.

5. What inspired you to start graffiti?
a. I had an identity crisis, and I saw this movement as a solution.

6. Do you think that if the public took the time to look at graffiti closer that they would recognize it as an art?
a. Those that do, DO, and those that don't, DON'T. Public opinion shouldn't influence, besides people in general are so ignorant, so narrow, why bother.

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8. If you were in charge of laws, what would you do differently about the current laws on graffiti?
a. Make them stricter, but, make them scrub. We're not criminals.

9. Where do you see graffiti in ten years? Do you see it dying out or becoming more widely abundant?
a. It's influence is already all around us, look to the NET as the new gallery for many forms of urban expression. But nothing will ever take the place of painitng a train, and watching it roll out, with the sun at your back. This movement and culture will never die.

10. Are you still actively creating graffiti?
a. I occasionally dabble here and there. I still "tag up" when I'm inspired and never miss an opportunity to test new fat caps....what am I talking about....of course not. I would never engage in that type of operation any longer. the actual tagging up on walls or other surfaces, no matter how visible or remote. this I percieve to actually be a negative energy. I think my small contributions have been noticed and for that I am extremely grateful. the next generation of writers and aerosol expressionists need to have the spotlight to themsleves. this is their time. no longer mine.

11. I may be coming to New York this year. Would I be able to see some of your work somewhere? If so, where?
a. Definitely not never. ;)





hope this helps...another futuratwothousand production...copyright 9six. 5:51PM 3/5/96 my bad to forget the interviewer...my reference is TWHALE.TXT...so be it.