The Street Artist Who Won’t Quit: The Story Of Shepard Fairey

His Health Has Suffered Because Of Jail Stints

Of his jail time, Fairey told Paper Magazine, “[The] longest I’ve ever actually spent in jail is three days. I’ve had to pay a lot of fines and I’ve been on probation multiple times. I’m a diabetic and the only tattoo I have says ‘diabetic,’ because every time I was arrested early on, they would take my insulin away. It’s barbaric; I’m not a drama queen, but I’ve feared for my life several times in jail, and gotten incredibly sick… I’m really careful now, because I have a wife and kids, and I don’t want to lose my life in jail over street art.”