PunkMeTender Interview with Theater Mirror

Theater Mirror: I love your “About” page on your website, which reads, “Punk Me Tender is a Los Angeles artist. Blah, blah, blah…” Want to expand a little on that? I know you were born in Paris, France and came to the U.S. when you were fairly young.

PunkMeTender: Yeah. I was abandoned by my mother when I was 11 and went to live with my dad. As soon as I was able to get out, which is when I was 18 years old, I went to live on my own. When I was 22-23 years old, I moved to Los Angeles with no money. I started at the bottom.

Theater Mirror: How did you survive when you first came to L.A.?

PunkMeTender: I met this French guy, who became this very famous street artist. His name is Mr. Brainwash. He was an artist and an entrepreneur and he started showing me around. I began to work for him in exchange for free rent, then we started to do some street art together, and he became Mr. Brainwash.

Theater Mirror: Let’s back up for a moment. When you were a boy in France, did you receive any art training or schooling?

PunkMeTender: My mother is an artist, and my grandmother is an artist as well. And my stepdad is an interior designer, so at a young age, I was exposed to a lot of design and art. I didn’t start painting until I was around 18 years old, so I had a very small background, but I didn’t go to school or anything. I was just made for this.

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