Excerpts from the Fecal Face vs Mike Giant interview to follow. Needless to say you either love or hate tattoos, but regardless of where you fall, you have to appreciate the artists behind the ink. Mike Giant is one that you won’t soon forget, as his work is simply the best. Often imitated, but never duplicated. Regarding the plagiarism of his work, Mike “can’t be mad at biters anymore. Being a biter is it’s own punishment. To me it just shows a lack of depth and history. Copycats don’t get props. OGs get props. If you don’t come with your own shit, you’re wasting your time. Of course, taking influence from the things around you is cool, and important. Biting to me is really particular. It’s so obvious, and childish, and unenlightened.”
Regarding whether or not the trappings of the hipster are played out, Giant Mike says: “I’m a “grandpa hipster”, and it suits me just fine. And after dedicating almost 20 years to writing graffiti, I hope it never dies. And as for track bikes, there have been hip, cocky young men and women riding them around the streets of San Francisco for over 100 years! Look it up. None of this stuff is played out, dead, or otherwise. It’s ongoing. You’ll see for yourself as you get older. The next thing will simply be a remix of shit from the past, because none of us are really all that imaginative anyway.” Check out the full interview at Fecal Face.
