First anthology of the writings by the American painter who “came to painting at the time of its death, not to breathe its last breath, but to caress its lifelessness.

“The music that formed my idea about life and how to live is “free” music. Punk is total in its freedom because of the D.I.Y. thing. You want to make music, films, books, whatever: Do It Yourself. Everything is cool as long as it’s honest. Hardcore, No Wave, Old School, New School, Garage, Electronic, Noise; however you choose to express yourself, just do it and fuck the system, fuck the industry. Be beyond politics, beyond society. Freedom at all cost.”

Born in 1958 in New York City, Parrino died on a motorcycle in Brooklyn in 2005.