Zaid Kirdsey - Origin story, putting thousands of hours into a single art piece, and realizing dream collabs with Nike and other brands.

In our Fifth episode of Season 3, we are joined by Zaid Kirdsey. Zaid is a legendary artist from Austin Texas, known for creating vibrant, playful, and mischievous characters within his artwork. His artwork can be found on SuperRare, AOTM, and other major platforms. He’s done crazy collabs with RTFKT and Nike, and has some more interesting ones coming out soon.

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0:00 Intro
3:35 Favorite things about NYC?
7:45 Working on a piece for over 1000 hours
23:35 Dream Collabs 
27:15 Favorite Shoes and Collectibles
32:37 Favorite Brand?
36:15 Where did you grow up?
43:46 Early TV inspirations
41:45 The importance of Running
53:15 First Mushroom experience
1:00:05 How was the transition from school to professional artist?
1:13:35 Parenting two Bengal cats
1:28:47 What does a day in the life of Zaid look like?
1:33:45 When did you realize you were a full time artist?
1:39:15 How did you find the crypto space?
1:52:05 What would the title of your autobiography be?
2:02:05 Advice for creators early in their careers
2:01:49 Meeting RTFKT and collaborating

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