World Bench: What do you write and where are you from?
Sege One: SEGE, and I’m from Chicago
World Bench: What crews do you rep?
Sege One: I don’t represent crews too much these days, but RGS, CYA, UE MF, and UAC will always have a place in my heart.
World Bench: How is the Chicago Buff now a days and how has it affected you?
Sege One: The buff here is awful, and all one can do is think of creative ways of getting up & staying up.
World Bench: When did you start writing and what got you into it?
Sege One: -I started writing graffiti around 1993. Initially, it was gang graffiti that caught my eye. I then started to notice other graffiti around my neighborhood and on the train lines. This other graffiti had more style, color, meaning, and everything else gang graffiti didn’t. Needless to say this is what got me into it writing.
World Bench: Any inspirations or influences past or present?
Sege One: Ages DTE, East TAC, Antck THC, and tons of other writers.
Sege One: I can’t say there’s one definite moment that stands out. Although, I can remember a time when I had no pending cases after fighting the courts for what seemed to be a lifetime. Sad but true…
Sege One: What got me into this was the buff in Chicago. “Street-Art” is a great way to have pieces stay up longer than standard graffiti on a rooftop along the train line. I think people appreciate street-art more than graffiti, so it’s left alone more times than not. Plus, it helps reach a different demographic that would never look twice at my graffiti.
World Bench: Any shout outs and last words?
Sege One: You all know who you are. Rest In Peace, Dept CYA… Have a nice life Mayor Daley …
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