Marc Ecko On Advocating For The Needs Of One's Market

In a brief interview for Wired, Marc Ecko discusses his support of a "suit to quash NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg’s attempt to make it illegal for anyone under 21 to carry broad-tipped markers and aerosol spray paint."

[Wired] Given that both your clothing line and videogame celebrate graffiti culture, some might see your crusade as self-serving.

[Ecko] It’s completely self-serving. There’s nothing hidden about it. Why is it OK for Procter & Gamble, which owns the Pampers brand, to advocate for all things family and baby? I have commercial interests, too. Nike funds an after-school sports program. Is that self-serving?

[Wired] Of course it is.

[Ecko] But it’s also the culture that represents them. It upholds their values, and this upholds mine.