Before I knew about styles & crews, I liked the whole idea that there's this huge faction of kids underground who have totally different values. They rack cans & hang out in tunnels with thier friends, they get covered in paint & they are the inner city, they treat the city as thier giant jungle gym. They explore, & take advantage of the fact that the city belongs to them too. They are style kings, they have super crazy perspectives on visual art & representation, a value system based on drawing, ability & guts. Instantaneous gratification as the sun rises & there's you for everyone to see. The idea that burners know the ins & out of the law & the transit-they know secret places, urban retreats. They are a side effect of out culture, a hybrid of art & crime (art crimes FAQ)

Graffiti-the most beautiful crime...