I Believe All Painting And Art Should

I Realised That You Couldn't Use The Tools Of Yesterday To Communicate Today's World. Basically, That Was The Big Light That Went On In My Head.

I Used To Watch 'top Of The Pops' When I Was A Kid And Say 'yeah!' Or 'boo!' At Every Single Song. So There Was Nothing In The Middle. You Brutally Put It On One Side Or Another.

I Was Brought Up Catholic, And I Felt The Power Of Art From A Very Young Age - Seeing The Brutality Of All Those Images Of Flayed Apostles And Tortured Saints Was A Pretty Strong Introduction.

I'm 43. I'm Not Ready To Sit Down In A Chair With My Name On It Yet.

I Have Always Been Aware That You Have To Get People Listening Before You Can Change Their Minds. Any Artist's Big Fear Is Being Ignored, So If You Get Debate, That's Great.