My first heart will always be for writing. I may not be the best, but lord knows it's the only thing that gets me out of my moods. Second is music. Whenever Im down & out, listening or playing something always gets me going. My last & final love is that of art. Outside of tattoos & such, I've always been a kid for graffiti. My older cousin & I would tag up a lot when we were younger. Gravesend & Bensonhurst were our beloved bombing spots because it was local for one. Secondly, the area already was dipped in the culture around us.

Getting around B-hurst [where the guns burst] & Gravesend was probably what made me love graffiti & appreciate it for what it truly is. Seeing murals or even people's tags bubbled all over the N line or intricately placed high up on the D made it that much more interesting. Not only did they want their name known, but they went out of their way to specifically let you know that they're unique enough to go to the highest heights to do so. My tags werent really original.. PJ, however. His was the truest definition of art, despite the fact bystanders thought he was defacing property.

I look around the Brooklyn area & even the City towards the walls & subways just in amazement. People complain & paint over but I see it as people living vicariously through their pieces. I knew one kid, Marcus Motion, a while ago who has done several pieces around Brooklyn [specifically in the Bensonhurst region]. He has [had?] several things up on 18th avenue that wasnt just graffiti but a message to everyone in a witty delivery. It reminded me of Banksey almost. It isn't just any other tag like most of his works [http://a637.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/7/l_a38ad647e7599459df37c19c52ea83f4.jpg]. They have meaning... They have heart. They have his heart. They pulse & pump through the walls & streets while he isnt around. Not only does it have his heart, but his voice. [http://a695.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/47/l_d4c07cbe3aed6c276a9b75667bf9f19e.jpg]. How Miss 17 throws up a "17" or blatantly writing "Miss17", he has his own symbol, too. It is typically a smiley face with two M's for eyes [http://a313.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/5/l_f7defca3095383a0669cba44b5340550.jpg]. Whether he were to do that everywhere or just his statements, they still breathe with him. They still live with him. It's one reason I have been so into graffiti art for so long. It's the underestimated art in this modern world that gets frowned upon all the time.

I think one of his newer pieces says it all, really...
http://a849.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/56/l_ad3f71f0189e0cebefb73dddc236a200.jpg