I was looking at people like Jim Morrison and David Bowie and Mick Jagger and I thought, Ah! I want to look like them.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I looked at Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and the boys up there thinking, I want to be that.
Were the Rolling Stones good looking? Well, Jagger was, but the rest of the dudes? Maybe not so much.
Celebrities do look different in real life from our images of them - there is a big gap. And that is what my work is about: the gap between the image and the celebrity themselves.
I would love to be looked at some day - and I'm not ever saying I'm at this level - but I'd love to be mentioned in the same breath as a Bowie or an Eno. Those are the people that I admire artistically, their career trajectory, the integrity throughout their career, the bravery of their career.
I guess my style is a cross between David Bowie and Clint Eastwood.
David Bowie, for me, was the butchest guy in town. Jagger was like a truck driver.
I trained as an artist originally, so I know what a nice human body looks like, and I would like to look like that notion, and of course I never will. But I've got past that.
I enjoy looking at old photos of some of my favorite rock icons, but also get inspired from the younger bands that are coming up and really creating their own style, their own image.
Whether it's a blatant homage or unconscious mimicry, the Rolling Stones have permanently, indelibly influenced how rock stars look and behave.
I look at Jagger and the like and if I see a good attitude I'll admire it but I wouldn't copy their style.