One important lesson I learned was to keep my intentions to myself. If someone really gets on my nerves I won’t burn a bridge but distance myself. Also I don’t tell people exactly what I am thinking unless I feel they really need to understand what needs to be done. Because anything you say will be misconstrued. I write a lot on my blog but mainly with the aim of trying to understand things. A lot of what I have written I am not fanatical about, I can change my mind and things inevitably change.

People will think they have worked you out or put you in a box at times but mostly I am moving through different scenarios and I make a point of being open. Although on some level I can be obstinate at times and just do what I need to do. In saying that I never really spell it out, anything I do spell out the likelihood it will get through to someone varies. Also where things go or don’t go is none of my business. Experience can be particular. The reason I mention this is why tell people exactly what you are thinking?

Then people think oh yeah he is all about this or that. Like what I paint for example. Some people think oh yeah he never does this or that but they don’t know what I have been thinking about. That’s because I never mention it. When I was heavily in the graffiti game I never used to speak to people. The more people knew the more likely they would tell the authorities when trying to save themselves from charges. Also people love drama and I don’t. They need drama to feel alive. I just wanted to get my name up, that was already a big job, why do I need drama.

Also I was around a lot of loose dudes for years, but I did a lot of solo work and maybe worked with one or two other people at different times. When the crew were out getting into fights or having dramas I was busy painting somewhere and trying to stay in the game. Trying to impress girls, drinking and drugs was not my scene. It was a major distraction and roadblock to getting anything real done. I am not saying dudes didn’t get stuff done but even they would admit they should have been more focused on the art form. 

The dudes in my old crew who did put in work and still do never fell in all of those traps, and if they did they woke up pretty fast and got back to work. I don’t even have to mention names, those guys are legends. Yet even old mates will pigeonhole you but that is how life works. The gods of slander, but I am not going to take it personally because when you are with the old crew you bring out your old form. It is all about the right timing, not about fitting in. It is a legacy not a prison. As far I am concerned it is all about timing.