- March 6, 2003
- Posted by Marc
Crackrock Betamaxxx - “The Vitals”
By far, some of the funniest emails we’ve been
receiving of late have been coming from
href="http://www.betamaxxx.com/">“crackrock betamaxxx 2000 yallL” If you’ve
been following the International scene, then you know Crackrock Betamaxxx’s
work. His Nancy Reagan sticker is still one of our all time favorites. We asked
Crackrock Betamaxxx our five Q’s. But before we get to that, here’s an intro:
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Crackrock Betamaxxx—“The Vitals”
Age: betamaxxx
4 years , me 28 forever
Hometown: Eindhoven
Where do you now
live?: Eindhoven
How long have you been creating street art?: i
dont know does graff count ?? since 85 or since 1999
What did you do
last night?: celebrated the carnaval, kissed some drunk girls and slept on
a friends couch
What is your favorite thing to eat for dinner?:
shoarma since 1985
Who is your favorite fictional character?: homer
simpson
What was the last CD you purchased?: vinyl ok also ? mfgrimm
the downfall of the ablyss or countbass_d
What are your hobbies?
alll of the above
What do you currently have in your pockets?: a ten
year old cell phone 10 german euros and a letter from the government ordering me
to pay my debts
If you were given “more time,” what would you do with
it?: create more and plan less
Who do you love?: alll the good
people , the good situations and the good stuff that we ever met and will meet
in our life
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Crackrock Betamaxxx—“The A’s to Our Q’s:”
Wooster:
How did you get started in creating art for the street?
/>Batamaxx: through a fake letter we sent to a local art institution
claiming we were a art collective that they needed to have in their
exxxhibition.. after they accepted us… thinking we where the best thing since
paula abdul on pcp .. we took their budget and printed 5000 2 color stickers and
2 times 2000 posters
Wooster: What other street artists do you
most admire and why?
Batamaxx: we admire our friends and
collaborates and everyone out there doing their own thing no matter what.. we
admire no_one who sellls out their sheeet to the devilll and we admire gods, and
people from outerspace
Wooster: What’s your favorite city,
neighborhood, or block, to post and/or to see street art?
/>Batamaxx: we love to do & see stuff from alll around the globe.. our
favourite city has to be eindhoven alllthough, nyc, rotterdam, berlin, london,
tokyo, oeteldonck, and kaapstad amongst others… get a lot a love
/>Wooster: What inspires you now?
Batamaxx: - love ,,
fly_girls ,, having no money ,, wack shit ,, sies ,, fake ideas ,, nice people &
hiphop , etc
Wooster: What are you currently working on? Can
you give us a sneak peek?
Batamaxx: we are working on a
exxxhibition in september where our visitors can print their own posters and
stickers plus can read stuff about being a real creative urban terrorist and
shoot shoot shit upp they dont like .. nexxxt to that we got the betamaxxx
texxxt balloons and the punkassbeeeeotch midget golf tiles which need to get
uppp asap , some stickers , a betamaxxx rolexxx watch prototype & a t-shirt line
that is out for spring 2003