Earlier this yr, The Banksy Story broadcasted one other misplaced clip that includes Banky’s voice and “Bristolian twang”. This longer piece of audio, which options in an episode of the podcast launched on 21 November, additionally contains among the artist’s early ideas on vandalism, avenue artwork, possession and affect.
“I simply assume it’s my proper to exit and paint it. And it’s equally any person else’s proper to exit and paint over it in the event that they don’t prefer it, you recognize? It doesn’t really take very lengthy with a bucket of white paint to color over issues. I believe it’s higher in the event you deal with town like a giant playground, you recognize?… It’s there to mess about in, you recognize?”
There was additionally some fascinating musings on the velocity with which Banksy works, too. “My mom used to cook dinner Sunday roast each Sunday and say, ‘It takes hours to make it and minutes to eat.’ And today, she eats microwave meals for one and appears loads happier. I’m type of taking that strategy to artwork actually. I wish to get it achieved and dusted.”
