• August 4, 2003
  • Posted by Marc

Jake - The Vitals: Age:

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Jake - The Vitals:



Age: 31
Hometown:
Hull, East Yorkshire
Where do you now live?:
London
How long have you been creating street art?: The
current posters/sticker stuff has only been the last few years. The “furious”
head started in about ‘93
What did you do last night?: 
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
What is your favorite thing to eat for
dinner?:
Anything but MeatShake
Who is your favorite
fictional character?:
Batman
What do you currently have in
your pockets?:
8 pounds and thirty pee. Pen. Keys. Phone. Travelcard.
Fluff.
If you were given “more time,” what would you do with it?: 
Breath a sigh of relief, then probably waste it.
Who do
you love?:
Louise

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Jake - The A’s to Our Q’s:


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

Jake: Saw ‘Subway Art’
when I was school, and started doing rubbish imitations on a park shed.


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

Jake: When I was growing up, it was Dondi,
Mode 2, Seen and Doze. Now, I just admire anyone who’s being original. Zeel,
Culprit, Pinky, Gasr, Andre (Mr.A),Tak Tak, Dalek, Sickboy. Shepherd Fairey for
coverage. I’d like to thank Stolenspace and Ronzo for the photos and
enthusiasm.

Wooster: What’s your favorite city,
neighborhood, or block, to post and/or to see street art?

/>Jake: East London/ Barcelona/ Lower East Side, NYC.

/>Wooster: What inspires you now?

Jake:
Music, films, people’s heads, comics, old film posters, big cities.
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Wooster: What are you currently working on?  Can you
give us a sneak peek?:

Jake: New BADjUjU(c) tee’s
just about to drop in Japan. and I’m just finishing a new set of
Steinski/Sugarhill sleeves.