Street artist Morley describes how his perspective on graffiti changed when more cosmopolitan art school peers introduced him to what at the time was being redefined from "vandalism" to "street art." Morley explains that, as fascinated as he was, his untrained suburban eyes couldn't make out the words or their meaning in regular graffiti, and in truth, he didn't really understand what the point was. No matter how punk he tried to be, the idea of destruction for the sake of destruction or the giddy thrill of petty rebellion didn't appeal to him and the idea of trucking around an ego so large that one's goal is simply to scrawl your name on every conceivable object seemed exhausting. As a screenwriting major in college, Morley learned that "street art" wasn't just tagging a wall or carving curse words on the stall doors of a public bathroom; there could be an actual message. This was art for the sole purpose of offering a gift to anyone who ran across it, this was art by and for the people. This was the beginning of displaying messages of hope and humor, with slogans such as "Let's fall in love like both our parents aren't divorced." Morley notes that you can both see his work and himself--or a drawing of him--creating these messages around the streets of Los Angeles, California, USA.