I have a message for all the "toys/beginners/internet kids".....
i have been doin graff for almost 20 yrs now.... longer than alot of you have even been alive... Over the course of my life i have seen soooooooo many kids that think graffiti is the coolest shit there is.... they steal some paint from their dads garage and go write some shit tags under a bridge.. or on places they really shouldnt be hitting... like schools, churches, cars, memorial statues, etc.... out of say every 20 kids i see "vandalizing" , maybe 1 will actually stick with it long enough to learn the culture and develop a style....and out of them its maybe 1 in 5 that keep rockin long enough to be worth talkin about....and they get good(usually)...
But they were all toys at one time... WE WERE ALL TOYS AT ONE TIME.....
but the things that piss me off about toys are mainly regarding respect.... respect other writers shit.. learn the rules... respect certain places.. dont paint churches, schools all that shit... and definately stay away from trains untill you know what you are doin....trains are a whole other game..
DO NOT JUST FIND A WALL WITH GRAFFITI AND THINK ITS OK TO TAG... you will probably piss someone off for goin over their shit...
DO NOT WRITE A NAME YOU GOT FROM PLAYING MARC ECKO"S GETTIN UP... choose a name with a meaning... and look into it a bit (since we have internet these days you can do that).. and make sure your not biting someone elses name... cuz you will hear about it...
and i think my biggest peice of advice is...
DONT DO GRAFFITI... if you arent serious all you do is make a mess and piss people off... if you are serious about it you need to realise what you are gettin into.... it takes over your life.......
and learn to keep your mouth shut and dont think you are all fuckin city or a king and dont think you are somethin special.. and dont talk about spots online... and DONT POST YOUR SHIT ON YOUR FACEBOOK OR MYSPACE lol
anyways thats my 2 cents....
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