All city Melbourne kingpin and funkmaster on the flex - TRES lets us know wha gwan . . .

1. Tell us who you are – what you do and how long you’ve been doing it ?

Tres, Flies, F1. Writing on walls for over 10 years but didn’t take painting more seriously until 2004 after

hooking up with Aeon.

2. Favourite 3 colors?

Black, yellow, pink

3. Favourite 5 pieces of all time and why – (please include links)

These are more people that I used to love seeing around Melbourne and that really inspired me in my formative years:

Trance (rip)

I just love his pieces. His colours were always spot on and he was way ahead of his time.

His pieces are still fresh as ever today.

Renks

One of my all time favorites.

Soler

It just seems to come natural to this kid. Freshest tags ever!

Jorz

I have always loved this piece. There is something about it that ticks all the boxes for me. Pure style.

And Banos

It’s fucken Banos! His influence on graffiti is unparalleled.

4. Favourite city and why ?

My favorite city is definitely Melbourne.

I also really liked Porto in Portugal. Something about the place that was just so enjoyable.

5. Favourite food / drink /?

Vegetable pastie and Melbourne Bitter

6. Biggest vice ?

Kirks creamy soda

7. Biggest Gripe ?

Bureaucratic cunts responsible for closing the Tote hotel and dirty, rotten to the core politicians hell bent on ripping the soul out of Melbourne.

Religious fanatics.

8. Favourite shoe?

NB’s

9. Favourite 5 tracks ?

Man that’s a hard one. If I had to narrow it down I would chose:

Bad Girl - Lee Moses

King Heroin - James Brown

Taking over - Sizzla

Everything’s fucked - The Dirty Three

Funkadelic - Maggot Brain

10. Perfect day?

Driving across the Nullarbor Plain with no destination in mind with two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a saltshaker half-full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers… Also, a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of beer, a pint of raw ether, and two dozen amyls.

11. Whos the most famous person on your phone?

Jackson Slattery (google him)

12. 3 people you would love to have a pint with ?

My Grandpa (rip)

John Belushi

Howlin’ Wolf

13. 3 things you cant live without . . .

Beer, music, sunglasses

14. i am lucky/unlucky because . . .

I am lucky because there are heaps of female Asian drivers in Melbourne.

Unlucky because I went to Al Green last night and realized that it is near impossible for an older white man to look cool, especially in gold.

15. Last time you were caught doing something ?

Pissing on my neighbour’s car

16. 5 things that are within arms reach of where you are right now?

Dead flowers

a glass of paintbrushes and fineliners

Mr Boat (yo Renks)

The Greenguide

A Jeroo canvas

17. what would u grab from your burning house?

. My Sony CF 550a Ghetto Blaster

18. 3 things to do before you die ?

Chant down Babylon

19. earliest memory

. Not sure, possibly a slippery dip covered in talcum powder

20. any upcoming projects- shouts – final words !

Shouts to all the people I am lucky enough to paint with.

Shouts also to Sista BB, MoHair Slim, Jessie I, Richie 1250, Max Crawdaddy, Johny Von Goes,Tony Biggs

Clair Morgan (rip Brake fluid) and all those others I have forgotten that keep me company on the regular.

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