Painting on the ground was a cool challenge because you can’t just stand back and see what you’re doing. Ben Eine Read Quote
My work isn’t overtly political, although it is sometimes painted in places where I don’t have permission to paint, so that could be construed as a political statement. Ben Eine Read Quote
When I got into graffiti, it was the most-exciting art form and it changed the course of my life. Ben Eine Read Quote
I used to run away from the cops and now I stand and chat with them about my art. I’m older now and it is harder to run away from them. It would be embarrassing for an older man to get arrested by someone half your age. So I gave up running. Ben Eine Read Quote
My friends were stealing cars and shoplifting. I was never into that but I was cheeky. I enjoyed making people laugh. Ben Eine Read Quote
I got a message from Downing Street that my picture’s hanging in the White House. Which is weird. Ben Eine Read Quote
I remember finding this book, which showed a New York subway train that had been covered in so much graffiti you couldn’t recognise it was a train. I thought, ‘I want to do that… how do you do that?’ Ben Eine Read Quote
I started off tagging stuff – I’m not meant to be having tea and biscuits with the prime minister. Ben Eine Read Quote
Street art belongs on the street. But I’m a working street artist and I earn my money selling art in the style of street art via galleries. Ben Eine Read Quote
