Here is an interview UncouthYouth did with Nylon for you lot with some exclusive shots.
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UncouthYouth:what do you write?
Mr. Nylon:more than one name at the moment, other than nylon there are three others that get pulled out for various purposes.
UncouthYouth:when did you start writing?
Mr. Nylon:I always wrote on stuff, from the pavements and bathroom walls, then it was punk stuff and in the eighties I discovered it could be something a little more special by way of lifestyle and artwork content. So you could say over 20 years.
UncouthYouth:what made you pick up a can and start writing on walls? was it
the normal story of friends doing and seeing it around you?
Mr. Nylon:No friends were doing it except for the odd bubble letters and band names on our school books, what really got me was the movies from New York like Death Wish and Warriors.
UncouthYouth:would you say graffiti is an addiction?
Mr. Nylon:if it is then there is no cure, I can only speak for myself, it totally gets a hold of you and is on your mind every day.
UncouthYouth:what do you think of the current graff scene compared to what
it was like when you first started?
Mr. Nylon:It is made very easy now, better paint, legal spots, too much media circus, sponsoring, credit cards, mobile phone companies, jams, clothing ranges. If the bubble would burst it would be no bad thing.
UncouthYouth:how do you think the internet has changed graffiti culture?
Mr. Nylon:It hasn’t changed graf so much as it has any other apect of modern daily life and it takes away all the thrill of the chase, basically nothing is sacred any more and everything is too instant. An internet commenter recently asked me why the piece on my site wasn’t there when he went down to the spot on the same day! and secondly…….People making up fake names and being a twat is the weakest shit of the internet ever.
UncouthYouth:whats your opinion on street art?
Mr. Nylon:Too many hipsters doing it, yawn.
UncouthYouth:who has influenced your style over the years?
Mr. Nylon:Im influenced by the idea, the hard work ethic more than the style, those people that walk streets, tracks, river paths, sleepless nights. Grafters.
UncouthYouth:have you made much money through graffiti?
Mr. Nylon:Hardly any and I dont go lookin for it either, my artwork is similar in style but generally graf is just graf and done for the fun of it. If the question were in reverse, I dont even wanna consider what graf has cost me in travel, materials and bullshit.
UncouthYouth:what do you think of the jail sentences being handed out for graffiti these days?
Mr. Nylon:The sign of a weak government too fuckin spineless to catch real big time crooks who make people’s lives a misery. Jail for graf is bullshit, handed out to win favour and public votes.
UncouthYouth:would you encourage younger generations to go out and paint illegalgraffiti?
Mr. Nylon:Yes kids, go out and wreck shit.
UncouthYouth:what do you think graffiti will be like say 10 or 20 years down the line?
Mr. Nylon:The divide between legal and illegal graf at the moment is pretty weird and I get a bit confused when I see blogs showing their latest clothing line alongside all the tags they bombed up, so im hoping in a few years time people wont be so ‘accepted and trendy’.. maybe we could get back to being careful what we say in future?
UncouthYouth:do you think you will still be painting?
Mr. Nylon:I dont consider for one minute that I wont be painting well into old age, what the hell else am I gonna do.
UncouthYouth:any final words?
Mr. Nylon:Learn Respect Earn Respect. Do your homework kids and keep a clean house.