GETTING INTIMATE WITH KOMA ONE.

its finally time. this week im getting intimate with KOMA ATB of DC graff fame. i met KOMA in richmond like 4 years ago and hes been my homie since. he kills it in graff and kills it on a skateboard. love him or hate him the dude keeps it real and has noproblem with telling it like it is. enjoy..and keep the comments coming! also if you enjoyed this interview and the ROY ONE interview then you should definitely check out the global creep over in my links list!!



SB: whats your name?

KOMA: KOMA ONE ATB

SB: how long you been in the game?

KOMA: I STARTED WRITING IN 1997 SO 11 YEARS

SB: who were you biggest influences when you started?

KOMA: BIGGEST INFLUENCES??? AT FIRST IT WAS DC WRITERS CAST, HALP, ULTRA. THEN I STARTED LEARNING AND SEEING MORE NEW YORK STUFF. VE, SKUF, MQ, JA, KEZ, DESA WERE DUDES WHOSE SHIT I REALLY LIKED.

SB: who would you say are the best right now?

KOMA: TOP 3 PEOPLE RIGHT NOW BESIDES PEOPLE IN ATB. I STILL LIKE THE SAME PEOPLE EVERY ONE KNOWS AND THEN SOME ONE NEW COMES OUT AND GETS ME STOKED...JASE ALWAYS HAS GOT ME HYPED. JA GETS ME HYPED. I JUST GET HYPED ON ANYONE WHO GOES FOR IT..AND LONGEVITY FUCK DUDES WHO GO HARD GET POPPED AND QUIT.

SB: i dont think ive ever seen a koma piece. why?

KOMA: PIECING...AT FIRST I WAS BRAINWASHED INTO THINKING PIECING WAS AWESOME AND I CAN RESPECT IT BUT A LOT OF TIMES TO ME ITS A COP OUT. DUDES LEARN HOW TO PIECE AND LOSE THEIR BALLS FOR STREET BOMBING. ITS THE SAME ARGUMENT OVER AND OVER LIKE WHATEVER. BOMBING TO ME IS REAL GRAFF...PAINTING PIECES UNDER BRIDGES IS WACK. ONLY PAINTING TRAIN LINES IS WACK. ITS FOR ART SCHOOL KIDS.

SB: you skateboard too. did it ever get hard choosing between the two?

KOMA: TO EXCEL AT BOTH IS SO HARD IF YOU PAINT TIL 5 AM SLEEP TIL 2PM GET
FLICS TIL 6 PM THEN YOUR FUCKED. AND NOT TO MENTION RACKING THATS A
WHOLE DAY OF NO SKATING..IT WAS ALWAYS SUPER HARD BECAUSE IVE DONE BOTH
OF THEM FOR SO LONG

SB: was there a time that you quit or considered quitting one for other?

KOMA: THERE WAS TIMES WHEN I WANTED TO PUT MORE EFFORT INTO EACH OF THEM AND REALLY GO FOR IT BUT ITS TOO HARD TO CHOSE ONE THEY ARE BOTH TOO FUN

SB: whos your favorite skater?

KOMA: ALEX GALL HANDS DOWN.




SB: youre sort of out right now. any plans to come back?

KOMA: RIGHT NOW IM NOT PAINTING FOR ALOT OF REASONS. NORE HAS BEEN IN JAIL ARIN IS ON THE RUN SLAE MOVED I GOT ALOT OF REAL LIFE SHIT GOING ON
ALSO. DC REALLY CHANGED AS FAR AS NOBODY PAINTS SO THEY BUFF IS KILLING
IT..AS FAR AS COMING BACK ME AND NORE BURIED 500 CANS BEFORE HE WENT TO
JAIL SO IT WILL HAPPEN ONCE HIS LEGAL PROBLEMS ARE RESOLVED. GRAFFITI HAS BEEN AND IS THE BEST SLASH WORST THING IN MY LIFE BUT I CANT QUIT..WHEN YOU REALLY DO GRAFF IT COMPLETELY MAKES U A SCUMBAG WHEN I WAS REALLY PAINTING I WAS EASILY GOING THROUGH A 100 CANS A WEEK WHICH MAKES IT SO YOU HAVE TO RACK SO MUCH AND I ALWAYS STOLE AS A KID BUT ONCE YOU REALIZE YOU CAN STEAL 200 300 CANS AT ONCE IT MAKES YOU REALIZE YOU CAN STEAL EVERYTHING.

SB: how are things with your girl?

KOMA: THINGS ARE GOING GREAT WE ARE GETTING MARRIED IN A FEW MONTHS. YOU AND ALL MY GC HOMIES CAN COME AND SLAM REDBULL

SB: do you miss me?

KOMA: HAHA SURE

SB: i heard you were built for the box. is this true?

KOMA: HA FUCK NO FUCK JAIL BUT I WILL SAY THE GUNER AND ROY WERENT AS DOWN AS ME TO USE THEIR SHOE AS A PILLOW WHILE WE WERE LOCKED UP..

SB: who do you want to beef with right now?

KOMA: HONESTLY THERE ARE A FEW PEOPLE THAT I LOVE DISSING BUT I WONT MENTION THEIR NAMES.ALL LAMES

SB: why do you hate them?

KOMA: I DONT THINK I EVER HATED ANY 1 IN GRAFFITI. 99 PERCENT OF PEOPLE IVE EVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH WAS BECAUSE THEY WERE ANGRY THAT I WAS GOING OVER THEM..I GUESS I MISSED THAT RULE IN THE GRAFFITI HANDBOOK..THOU SHALL NOT DO FILL INS OVER PEICES

SB: at the height of your beef, what was the sweetest thing you ever did?

KOMA: DESCRIBE SWEETEST?? I MEAN SITTING IN BUSHES ALL NIGHT AT SPOTS TRYIN TO CATCH PEOPLE ISNT VERY FUN BUT WE DID IT....I GOT A PRETTY NICE DIGITAL CAMERA FROM GONERS HOUSE. LOCK YOUR DOOR NEXT TIME HOMIE.

SB: hahaha. sounds good.




SB: do you consider yourself the king of DC?

KOMA: KING IS SOME WEIRD GRAFF TERM.. IN THE GRAFFITI WORLD YOU HAVE TO BE SOCIAL. GRAFF IS ONE BIG CONTEST ON WHO HAS THE MOST FREINDS WHO POST
THEIR SHIT ON 12OZ..I DONT REALLY GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THE TITLE KING..BUT
WHAT I WILL SAY IS NO 1 HAS EVER DONE MORE RAW STREET DAMAGE THEN ME IN
DC EVER AND NO 1 EVER WILL.

SB: how many beers do the drink a day?

KOMA: I DONT REALLY GET DRUNK EVERYDAY ANYMORE.. LESS THEN A 6 PACK ON THE AVERAGE DAY MORE THEN A 12 ON THE FUN DAYS.. BUT WITH FR8S TWO 40S NO MATTER WHAT

SB: whats your favorite beer?

KOMA: ADDICTED TO BUDWEISER

SB: whos the king now that youre retired?

KOMA: I HONESTLY DONT THINK ANYONE IS DOING GRAFFITI IN DC . ANYTHING THAT COUNTS. I LIVE IN THE CITY SKATEBOARD AND BIKE IN THE CITY AND I DONT SEE SHIT..IN 04 THERE WAS LIKE 40 FILL INS ON GEORGIA AVE ALONE NOW THERRES PROBLY 4 IN THE WHOLE CITY..THE NEW KIDS DONT BOMB... REAL LAME

SB: what do you hate?

KOMA: PEOPLE WHO BUY PAINT AND DONT BOMB. IF YOUR UNDER 25 AND YOUR BUYING PAINT YOURE A LOSER. NO WAY AROUND IT

SB: anyone/thing else?

KOMA: I ALSO HATE 12 OZ WORST IDEA EVER GAVE EVERY NO NAME JOCK A VOICE.

SB: shout outs?

KOMA: FREE AHOY, FREE NORE, FREE ARIN ONCE HE GETS CAUGHT.. SLAE, GUNER, ROY, NICK, BW, COORS, RATBOY, MAD MAXX, DJ TOMLIM,