When I made my Obey logo, it was 100 percent an homage to Barbara Kruger's work and 0 percent had anything to do with Supreme.
I've never really considered myself just a street artist. I consider myself a populist.
I was a huge Operation Ivy fan.
I try to make my clothing line an entry point for discovering the substance of the rest of my work.
I don't have this obsessive need to do street art all the time because it's already opened doors for me.
When Justin Bieber started wearing the Obey bar logo, we discontinued it. That was kinda one of the last straws.
Street art, of course, is political, because it's illegal, so the very act of doing it is an act of defiance.
On the street, people aren't bashful. They will say if they like something or if they think it sucks.
I'm not going to be intimidated by people or identity politics. I think that's a dead end.
Greater financial success has allowed me to be more generous.
Tim Armstrong is a good friend.
I think 'punk' should really be defined as paving your own way creatively and by defying any sort of orthodoxy or commercial pressure.
I think that art has the ability to capture people's imaginations and make them think that more is possible.
