And okay, I'm doing a very last-minute quick
reaction video right now
We've had something in Edinburgh which is a bit unusual. We don't get things like this happening very often
news spread that this morning a Banksy has appeared on a wall in the city centre
So literally jumped in the car with my phone. I'm just talking about born
And I'm heading out into the city centre right now to check this out because if it is a Banksy that's appeared in Edinburgh
its cool and there's also a bit of a story behind
It I need to talk about it's just around the corner here right in front of the castle terrace
actually in the state centre and as soon as I can get somewhere to park I
Want to get the car is absolutely freezing - - right now
But it is the real deal if this is a Banksy it's not going to be there for long it may get a covered over
It's going to be the center of a lot of attention
But the rumours are there is a Banksy. So let's get out there and see what we can see
It's a cold night in Edinburgh
Not for nothing. I'm not allowed to use the c-word anymore
The c-word is banned on YouTube as of the last couple of days
So instead of a c-word I'm going to use the word theory. So there's a theory right?
the Banksy is connected to a band called massive attack and
Coincidentally or not
on Monday night
Massive attack actually played here in Scotland in Glasgow, and then the very next morning
The first sightings of this piece of art were seen. I mean that's just too coincidental and
Considering the theories surrounding massive attack and who Banksy really is?
I'll talk about that video later on but first of all, I just need to find
actually find this banksy
It's around here somewhere
I can see the archway that we need to find actually already and I can even see the white wall
Where is painted on according to news reports just our yard Grindley square? This is a place
Good part right side up
this might not actually be the real deal yet. We don't know
This is a brand new thing for a number of but is very exciting
Daresayit won't last a long and personally but it's so cool that this is here. I'm excited
Fingers crossed we will find out more information and then it's a couple of days that who did this and if it was Banksy
Yeah, pretty cool news young Edinburgh like things don't often happen
so
Big story of the day. I had to come out with a camera immediately. Otherwise, I will look like a total idiot
I'm quite prepared for that. It's fine. If it's not it's not the
Thing is this area and all the walls around here and the alternate number actually full of quite a graffiti as it is
in the wall here behind me. There's a smiley face and then there's another piece over here
kind of struggling to make her or that is exactly the kind of looks like ah, oh
Oh
Well, thank goodness I'm back inside let me tell you
Okay, I could be the victim of a massive prank along with everybody else in Edinburgh right now. I don't know at this point
it's to new this thing just appeared to be so this is literally like a
Reaction as things happen. If it does turn out to be a prank
So be it but on the off chance that it was real and I was at one of the first people to go out there
And photograph and video this thing then it's quite a big deal. Anyway guys, listen, welcome to my channel everybody
Thank you very much for joining in if you're new subscribe, it'll be great to have you on board and listen
I want to explain if you don't who Banksy is he is a graffiti artist that has been active
Mostly in the UK and his worldwide famous. No
but also he's famous for the fact that nobody knows his identity and that has been the great cause of
speculation over the last few years his work sells for
millions and millions of dollars and he's also somebody who plays massive pranks like for instance at an auction recently when one of his artworks
self-destructed in a shredder built into the frame and well
Nobody knows who Banksy is some people do have suspicions
And as I say the band massive attack is one of the key principle suspicions that people have and with particular guard the band's frontman
Robert De Naja
one of the main coincidences about Banksy and massive attack
The band is that Banksy artworks tend to appear around the world coinciding with massive attack tours
so wherever they have appeared in the world and our plan Banksy works up here and that is why a lot of people think that
Someday and massive attack is responsible and it does make sense. It would either be someday and massive the time or something
Very very close to them maybe someday in the crew, but in many other senses, there are all signs
It could actually be Robert himself in the back and here are a couple of theories as to why
both Robert and Banksy grew up in
Bristol and they are both artists
And in fact, if you look at Roberts artworks that appear on a lot of the band's cover art, for example, it's very similar
It's strikingly similar in style the Banksy pieces
Robert is actually really well known as an artist in his own right aside from being a musician as well
They have the same friends and they definitely roll in the same circles if there
To people so that's one thing we know for sure if it's not Robert himself
It's definitely someone in his very close circle and one of the key reasons is this rumor
Goldie a popular DJ who is a friend of Banksy was doing an interview
He accidentally referred to Banksy is Robert that definitely got the ball rolling on that
And that is why it spread into this thing
But there is a definite connection with massive attack tour dates and these Banksy artworks appearance
So anyway this new piece of art that has appeared today in Edinburgh
It is very very similar to girl with balloon
Which is one of really most famous art works that a lot of people know no for these are stencil works
Which appear on walls and say is right there awesome. They were groundbreaking but also to be absolutely honest with you
So these get art it could quite easily
Replicate these types of works and these ideas it would be awesome if this is actually a Banksy piece
But we don't actually know for sure. It could be a prank
it could be somebody who noticed that massive attack or a plane in Glasgow and thought
Here is a good chance to prank everyone and do this piece of art in Edinburgh to make everybody think
About this whole rumor about the massive attack guy being Banksy. So there you go
I don't really do two videos in one day but I felt like this news was too important for Edinburgh and had to go out
And see for myself
So Banksy if you're watching I'm a fan. I would like to know if this is real or not
I hope it is it would be cool and if Banksy
What do you guys think? Thank you very much for watching guys
I appreciate you've been here, but I've got a lot more fun for you. Right so I told the next adventure
I hope you have a good night morning evening afternoon or whatever time idea is wherever you are in the world
Take care
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