I think the biggest thing that people fear when it comes to art becoming a business is those authentic, pure aspirations of art being compromised.

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.

Why is non-commercial public expression considered criminal?

Creating is about sharing ideas, sharing aesthetics, sharing what you believe in with other people.

A lot of people felt defeated and hopeless by Trump's election. But I feel his election should energize people to resist apathy, ignorance, sexism, xenophobia, and racism.

The problem with copyright enforcement is that when the parameters aren't incredibly well defined, it means big corporations, who have deeper pockets and better lawyers, can bully people.

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