But I learned first-hand how the news media operates by watching how they interpreted, changed, and misrepresented my intentions.

If I'm successful in fooling a wire service, I don't really have to do anything else to promote the story.

We function in a pack mentality. This is our tribe. And this is how we are exploited - sold a bill of goods and a household of products.

My art became very public.

The media is not just the message. The media is a massage. We're constantly being stroked, manipulated, adjusted, realigned, and manoeuvered.

When I create a false reality, I always try to create a plausible structure to help convince people.

But I learned first-hand how the news media operates by watching how they interpreted, changed, and misrepresented my intentions.