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

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.

The world has lost a great musician who will always be an inspiration to me and those at OBEY GIANT.

I think the idea of freedom or liberty is really misused for political reasons, but it's something that resonates with people to the core. People want to be masters of their own destinies, but at the same time, I think they do so selectively. Sometimes they want to be told exactly what to do so they don't have to think for themselves - as long as they can still exercise their free will.

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.

Every spoof gives more power to the original.