Joey Skaggs
Joey Skaggs
Joey Skaggsis an American prankster who has organized numerous successful media pranks, hoaxes, and other presentations. Skaggs is one of the originators of the phenomenon known as culture jamming. Skaggs has used Kim Yung Soo, Joe Bones, Joseph Bonuso, Giuseppe Scaggioli, Dr. Joseph Gregor, and the Rev. Anthony Joseph as aliases...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCelebrity
CountryUnited States of America
criticized inspired media
How the media interpreted (they got it wrong), editorialized (they condescended) and criticized (they attacked) these performances inspired me to actually use the media more directly, to make my point.
god king oz universe wizard
King of the world wouldn't be enough. I'd have to be god of the universe (the Wizard of Oz would suffice).
dealing
I mean, who did they think they were dealing with?
calendar kinds looking media predict stories
Other times you can use a calendar to predict the kinds of stories the media is looking for.
concerns created express outside
I was young and audacious. So I created a way to express my concerns outside of the establishment.
buried issues questions remain work
The issues of my performances vary, but most of the questions buried in the work remain the same.
news satire
Satire and believability are irresistible to the news media.
bills tribes function
We function in a pack mentality. This is our tribe. And this is how we are exploited - sold a bill of goods and a household of products.
trust salt trust-me
Any journalist worth his or her salt wouldn't trust me.
stories release duty
Most reporters who come to me get their stories directly from press releases. Very few do what one would consider to be their professional duty.
easier ifs i-can
It would make life much easier if I could have total faith and not question everything all the time, but I can't do it and I won't do it.
hatred prejudice target
Any deviation is looked upon as a perversion, is feared, and is usually a target of hatred and prejudice.