Chun Guo

This interview was conducted via email on 05/06..

Yo lets kick it off with a bit of an introduction... Let the people know who you are and what you do?

Ay what up it’s ya boy Chun One and I draw for your favorite bands.

You've done artwork for some pretty big bands (Power Trip, RZL DZL, Soul Search etc) how did that all come about?

I did some flyers here and there when I started, mostly for the Redwood Art Space guys’ events (much props to Matt and the squad) to get my name out there and showcase my style of drawing and that’s how it got started.

What/Who inspires your style & what got you into graffiti / art? 

Manga/Anime, American comics, skateboarding, and those OG New York graffiti writers.

You are big on 90's Hip Hop yeah? Give us your Top 5 albums outta NYC..

Yes that’s the period I was growing up and learning English so rap was a good choice haha. My fave changes all the time but below are the ones I listened to the most recently:

1. DJ Doo Wop – 95 Live Part One and Two
2. Tony Touch – Power Cypha series

3. Notorious B.I.G. – Ready To Die

4. Beastie Boys – Ill Communication (S/O to the songs “Tough Guy” and “Heart Attack Man” on it for introducing me to hardcore punk too)

5. Raekwon – Cuban Lynx

*PS that Gangstarr piece you did for The Moment of Truth Fanzine is DOPE AF

Thank you sir!

I can't say I know too much about Bangkok, is there much going on in the way of hardcore?

Bangkok is cool, not many shows at the moment but the scene is still strong, we got bands playing old school youth crew style to heavy beatdown style so it was always fun to see my friends played their asses off and have a good time.

If you could do artwork for any act who would it be and why?

Seinfeld. No explanation needed.

Top 5 Seinfeld Episodes

- The Summer of George
- The Soup Nazi

- The Contest
- The Puffy Shirt

- The Bizzaro Jerry

To wrap it up, you got any shout outs/ thank you's / fuck you's?

S/O to people doing good things, thank you to all the people that gave me a chance to shine, no fuck you’s though. Like King Ad Rock said “I got no time in my life to get uptight yall”. Peace, love, and Blazer Low SB Black/White.