Guinness swilling badass Relay ID HA steps into the 20 questions thunder dome . . .
1. Tell us who you are – what you do and how long you’ve been doing it ?
Relay. I became obsessed with graff in 1991 and have been painting since ’96 under various names…
2. Favourite 3 colors?
Orange – Apricot – Black Plum (three of your 5 a day!) I fucking hate green, but for some reason it is always the colour I buy the most of.
3. Favourite 5 pieces of all time and why – (please include links)
This is a difficult one, due to the fact that many of them either weren’t documented or I cannot find them. I was not aware of Stylewars, Subway Art and Spraycan Art till much later. So, I’ll list the writers that made me want to become a writer.
Not the piece I wanted, but this guy had big, bad and bold pieces all over Hamburg while I was growing up
I used to see this on my way home daily, the character and eyes made it both fun and memorable to me.
OZ – there is nobody on this earth with more dedication than him, he has been imprisoned and institutionalized for his obsession with
graff and is the most all city writer I have ever seen.
Zak BIA – the first writer I noticed breaking away from the norm.
Razor COS – nuff said!
4. Favourite city and why ?
In terms of living it would have to be London, in graffiti terms it is Copenhagen though. It is quite rare to come across a city where graffiti has not been tamed and diluted, everything is smashed here vans, trains, roof tops, streets and tracksides. As a city it houses some of the best styles and coolest writers.
5. Favourite food / drink /?
My favourite food is a close tie between Boerewors straight off the Braai or Curry Mutton from Chef at the Chopper in Boogie-down Battersea. As for drink I’m a Guinness and scotch man.
6. Biggest vice ?
Smoking when I drink, its fucking shit and makes the hangover so much worse.
7. Biggest Gripe ?
Health and Safety regulations, kids who talk with that generic london accent (ya get me do), illegal immigrants, hoo ray henrys, london motorists….the list goes on and on.
8. Favourite shoe?
Clarks Wallabees
9. Favourite 5 tracks ?
The first 5 that come to mind are
You cant stop the prophet – Jeru
How about some hardcore – MOP
Incarcerated Scarfaces - Raekwon
Mighty Healthy – Ghostface
Crooklyn – Crooklyn Dodgers
10. Perfect day?
Sunshine, jumping on my bike to go and do a piece on a pre-emulsioned wall. Then going home to braai (bbq) and then moving on to Brixton on the piss amongst the family.
11. Whos the most famous person on your phone?
Dermot O’Leary
12. 3 people you would love to have a pint with ?
Freddie Flintoff
Ghostface
Zephyr
13. 3 things you cant live without . . .
Beer, Meat and my ipod.
14. i am lucky/unlucky because . . .
I’m lucky because life seems to be on the up…
15. Last time you were caught doing something ?
Whiping my trainers on somebody’s doormat after stepping in dog shit.
16. 5 things that are within arms reach of where you are right now?
Raekwon latest album
Rakim’s latest album (seriously disappointing)
Laptop
Dormens Japanese Rice Crackers
Sketch pad
17. what would u grab from your burning house?
The missus and laptop
18. 3 things to do before you die ?
See England lift the World Cup
Learn to drive
Travel the world
19. earliest memory
Being put to sleep by watching the washing machine!!!!
20. any upcoming projects- shouts – final words !
Fuck knows what 2010 has in store…
A big oi oi to all HA and ID, Ponk, Nylon, Intro, Choe, Gors, DPM, Subs, T-Bone etc….
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