- April 5, 2004
- Posted by Marc
Profile: Xray 84
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/>Age: 19 and a quarter
Hometown:
Brighton
Where do you now live?: London, apparently.
/>Where would you most like to live?: A long time ago in a
galaxy far far away… failing that I hear the South Bronx is quite nice at this
time of year.
Who was your first “hero” in life?: Michael
Jackson, from the ‘Thriller’ era.
What is your favorite thing to do
on your day off from work?: I work on my days off from watching TV
/>What is your favorite color?: Anything. I like pink, green,
grey, black, white, orange.
Who (or what) do you love?: My
cats, my record collection.
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/>Why “I am”?
It’s the crew i’m down with. I think
Syks made it up as something to put before your tag, like ‘Mr.’ or ‘The’, and
then became a crew from that. It’s mostly alcohol related I think.
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Who and/or what are some of your influences?
/>Star Wars, dinosaurs, ancient civilizations, Klee, trees, Moomin,
Pingu, sound, TinTin, Babar, an idealised vision of the early days of Hip-hop,
Ren & Stimpy, space, Klimt, quantum physics, big band music, Richard Scarry, B-
movies, Doraemon, monsters, moving images, Barbapapa, synthesizers, Kool Keith,
Nintendo, Sega, Korg, Moog, Roland TR-808, Madeline, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath,
Dr. Seuss, 50’s images and whatever else I have forgotten to list.
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What other artists do you most admire?
Every
writer in Subway Art, Style Wars & Wildstyle. And anyone else who has ever
bombed a New York subway train.
How would you describe
your art to someone who could not see it?
I would
describe it as being like that of an inept child.
What
other talent would most like to have?
To know every word
ever invented.
What do you fear the most?
/>People
What is your greatest ambition?
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To moonwalk in space with Michael Jackson surrounded by
dinosaurs while Kool Keith raps and Gene Krupa kicks out the beats.
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