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I don't think you should have to pay to look at graffiti. You should only pay if you want to get rid of it.
Banksy
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Banksy
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: July 28
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Graffiti Artist
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Bristol
Gloucestershire
Robert Banks
Robin Banks
Robin Gunningham
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Graffiti is only dangerous in the mind of three types of people politicians, advertising executives and graffiti writers.
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Fight the fighters, not their wars.
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A lot of people never use their initiative because no-one told them to.
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My lawyer's opinion is that the cops might not actually be able to charge me with criminal damage any more - because theoretically my graffiti actually increases the value of property rather than decreasing it. That's his theory, but then my lawyer also believes wearing novelty cartoon ties is a good look.
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I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protect me.
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The time of getting fame for your name on its own is over. Artwork that is only about wanting to be famous will never make you famous. Any fame is a by-product of making something that means something. You don't go to a restaurant and order a meal because you want to have a sh*t.
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This is a big surprise I don't agree with the concept of award ceremonies, but I'm prepared to make an exception for the ones I'm nominated for. The last time there was a naked man covered in gold paint in my house, it was me.
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It doesn't take much to be a successful artist-all you need to do is dedicate your entire life to it.
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Should # graffiti be judged on the same level as modern art? Of course not: It's way more important than that
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I wanted to highlight the destruction in Gaza by posting photos on my website - but on the internet, people only look at pictures of kittens.
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In the future, everybody will be anonymous for 15 minutes.
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Keep your coins, I want change.
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You can win the rat race but you're still a rat.
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Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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We don’t need any more heroes we just need someone to take out the recycling.
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Is graffiti art or vandalism? That word has a lot of negative connotations and it alienates people, so no, I don't like to use the word 'art' at all.
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A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.
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I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.
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I am unable to comment on who may or may not be Banksy, but anyone described as 'good at drawing' doesn't sound like Banksy to me.
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It's impossible to predict which paintings will last and which won't. In New Orleans I painted on a dilapidated shop in a street littered with abandoned cars and rotting mattresses, then two hours later the piece was gone. It turned out I'd picked the side of a crack house and the proprietor didn't like the attention.
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