If
you haven’t realized it yet from reading Wooster, we absolutely adore the work
of The London Police and will,
unapologetically, find any and every excuse we can come up with to feature them
on Wooster. Today, we don’t even need an excuse to do it, as Garrett from TLP
was kind enough to send us the A’s to our Q’s. 

Wooster:  How
did you guys get started in creating art for the street?

/>Garrett//tlp: Two of us have always been involved in graf in some way
shape or form for a good part of our lives. It’s been a thread that has run
throughout, sometimes going below the layers within the fabric of life; and at
other times being very much a surface component. We all have study backgrounds
in visual communication of some sort: graphic and package design, sculpture,
photography. These forms of communication are all utilized within the context of
TLP.

Wooster: How did the collective come together?

/>Garrett//tlp: Two British members have been lifelong friends, and both
moved to Amsterdam where the third was met shortly after his move from San
Francisco. Sadly, and with unspeakable remorse, we report that our fourth
member, Carlo the Pug passed away at 23:30 on 24.02.03. His memory will
live on in our work. Tu testamento essere grandemente perdere!

/>Wooster.  Your stuff has a very distinctive style. Where did it come from?
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Garrett//tlp: It owes a lot to the connections and permutations
of wildstyle letterforms. We wanted to create something that was endlessly
changeable and component-like in its sensibility. In this way, we are able to
adapt the characters to any format, space, or composition. It similarly allows
us to create new characters each and every time, while staying within the
boundaries of an identifiable formula.

Wooster:  What other street
artists do you most admire and why?

Garrett//tlp: We have a
lot of time for this homeless guy here in Amsterdam, who draws these trippy
faces with a ballpoint pen. His drawings pop up periodically and sporadically,
and nobody seems to know who he is, but his drive, spirit and method are so on
point. He’s like the "http://www.snowcrest.net/bndlstif/p_bill.html">Bozo Texino of the Red Light
District. We like people who put their mark in places if for no other reason
than to leave a trace of their passed by there. They don’t associate with any
group or set,  and fall way outside the boundaries of description: they do what
they do as a purely altruistic gesture.

Wooster: What’s your
favorite city, neighborhood, or block, to post and/or to see street art?
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Garrett//tlp: In no particular order: New York, London and
Berlin. All these cities appeal for the varied nature and high quality of the
work going up there. However, our truly favorite places are those we have yet to
be in. The excitement of discovery that comes with being in a place for the
first time -where the best hits are, where the nicest pieces have been painted,
postered, or otherwise put up- sussing out those things is our favorite.
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Wooster:  What inspires you now?

Garrett//tlp: Love,
travel and work are our single greatest inspirations. Going to new cities and
feeling the possibility of anything, and connecting with driven individuals is
great! The energy from having been in a new place and spending every waking hour
while there to make art is regenerative and inspirational beyond description.
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Peace.