There was a fascinating handmade poster scene in Chicago in the '90s, and I became friends with many of the artists; the posters were often more impressive than the bands.

Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene.

I guess I'm attracted to more archaic words because they can be imbued with more meaning, because their definition is elusive.

They wanted people to wake up to a city that had been transformed into a gallery, bursts of colour amid the pigeon-coloured buildings. They wanted their posters to be the only thing people talked about that day.

I had 45 Avril Lavigne posters. Those were my first posters.

After the fight, the Polish community in Chicago really embraced him. He's that kind of person. He makes friends wherever he goes. I'm sure the Germans will embrace him too.