Why is non-commercial public expression considered criminal?

There's good and bad in every arena. It's funny, some people, the reason they're in the underground is because they're lazy and don't make things happen for themselves.

I've never had an original thought in my lifeand there's tons of people on the internet happy to tell me just that.

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. It's about making a work that is inspired by something preexisting but changes it to have a new value and meaning that doesn't in any way take away from the original - and, in fact, might provide the original with a second life or a new audience.

I said, ok, I'll pay the licensing fee it. And [the AP] said, no, we want to claim damages. I said damages? Because of my poster the Mannie Garcia picture is now worth more than it ever would have been.

I try to find a balance between positivity and negativity, celebration and critique in my work; I think there is room for both.

I'm mischievous. The idea of taking risks and having real-world consequences energizes me.