Why is non-commercial public expression considered criminal?

I've never really considered myself just a street artist. I consider myself a populist.

What excites me is that, when things are tough, people become resourceful, and now with the Internet, social networking and the ability for people who in the past had been relatively powerless, they have tools to be able to spread ideas and organize. The urgency is there and the tools are there and I think that the possibility for really, really powerful results is there. I think it's all brewing, it's all bubbling up right now.

I think the freedom to express one's views is more important than intellectual property.

I hate to say Americans are ignorant and lazy, but a lot of them are ignorant and lazy. It's just like what I was talking about with Rebel Music and art. When you live in a place that has a lot of good things that make life easier, it's easier to take them for granted. But what frustrates me to no end are people who want to blame Obama or blame anything that is something that if they were actually doing anything as simple as voting, it might not be as bad as it is.

The great thing about the Internet is, it has made it easier for people who are clever and resourceful to promote themselves.

The way I make art, the way a lot of people make art, is as an extension of language and communication, where references are incredibly important.