Listen: Banksy confirms name for first time in BBC interview

Banksy confirms name for first time in BBC interviewSource: The Banksy Story, BBC Sounds

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00:00 If you never show up and people don't know who you are, then you're a character, aren't you, really?

00:04 Like, um...

00:05 And you can mean different things to different people.

00:07 3-4-1-2, 3-4-1-2.

00:09 You're happy... Are you happy for me to use your name? I mean, the Independent has.

00:12 Yeah.

00:13 It's Robert Banks. It's Robbie. Robbie. OK.

00:16 Robbie, um, you're not going to be at the opening of your own show tonight. Why?

00:20 Oh, I've got something better to do. I think Ground Force is on the telly, right?

00:24 You know, if you're a working graffiti writer, you're not really in a position where you can stand next to your work

00:29 and smile and shake people by the hands, you know?

00:32 And plus, um, I think it's more interesting for, uh, other people to try and, um...

00:39 You know, you're a...

00:42 If you never show up and people don't know who you are, then you're a character, aren't you, really?

00:46 Like, um...

00:47 And you can mean different things to different people.

00:50 But, um...

00:52 It's a shame, 'cause I'll have to pay for my own beer while I'm gone tonight, you know?