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I had wanted to be a sculptor throughout life, but to do so, I had to stop painting.

I still take photographs for my own use, personal studies. I do not feel that I can fully express my views through the medium and this is why I have moved towards painting.

When I left school, I wanted to be an artist, specifically a painter.

I went to art high school and thought I'd be a painter. Unfortunately I didn't finish high school, but that's always been part of my work.

Painting is not what my life is about, but it is very important to me, and I am very lucky to be able to give some time to it.

I have always thought of myself as a painter derailed by circumstance.

When I was young, I didn't want to do traditional painting and calligraphy. I deliberately wanted to separate from my father so I could feel I existed myself.

I felt I really wanted to back off from music completely and just work within the visual arts in some way. I started painting quite passionately at that time.

I feel like I became an artist by default. I went to art college, but my interest was always more towards film than painting or sculpture.