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You’ve seen his artwork all over the City and I thought why the hell not? My old website had a graffiti feature and I wanna get it back up again soon. I caught up with Falko (he still doesn’t wanna tell me if it’s his real name or not, pfft) and we find out about the guy who transforms dull walls into something spectacular. This is how it went.
Baydu: Howsit bud, you good?
FALKO: YES I `M ALWAYS GOOD EXXEPT WHEN ISIDINGOS ON! THAT SH*T RUINS MY DAY.
Falko, urrhm, that your real name or?
WHO CARES ABOUT MY REAL NAME?
Oh, ok, when did you do your very first piece and where?
I DID MY FIRST PIECE IN 1988. ON WESTRIDGE HIGH. WE MISSIONED ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND COPIED A PIECE STRAIGHT OUTTA A MAGAZINE THAT I FOUND. I STILL REMEMBER THE ARTICLE WAS ABOUT THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL. AND AS WE KNOW IT WAS FAMOUS FOR GRAFFITI
What does your room or moms backyard look like?
MY MOMS BACKYARD IS CLEAN COS I DONT STAY THERE, BUT WHEN I DID IT WAS F**KED…BUT JUST COS I WAS TESTING ME PAINT ALL THE TIME. AT HOME I GOT NO GRAFFITI ON MY WALLS.
One of your favourite pieces?
I CANT REALLY SAY. I LOVE THEM ALL! BUT A FAVOURITE PIECE THAT INFLUENCED ME IS AN ARTWORK DONE BY `MODE2` IN PARIS, FRANCE IN 1991… ITS WAS A REVOLUTIONARY GRAFFITI PIECE THAT INFLUENCED THE WORLD
Your spray cans, are they sponsored?
I`M NOT SPONSORED. NOBODY IN OUR COUNTRY IS! BUT I DO GET A `HOOK-UP` WITH SOME FREE PAINT FROM `CAPS AND CANS` THAT SUPPLY MOLOTOW PREMIUM/BELTON
What do you do full time?
GRAFFITI
Well Falko, it was nice chatting and maybe you must do a baydu.co.za piece somewhere one day? 
IF YOU GOT THE CASH I GOT THE TIME!
Hahaha let me talk to a sponsor then 
Have a good day and thanks for the chat bud.
Here’s a video taken by Falko on the Flats:
Posted in BAYDU'S INTERVIEWS
