
All that talk about new revenue streams in last night’s Tomorrow Never Knows debate missed something: the best path to riches for an artist is to choose a name that a famous artist might later nab for their own work. Admittedly, this won’t work for everyone. But UK band Exit Through The Gift Shop Door did it, after grafitti artist Banksy chose the same name for his new film. As a thankyou for the band agreeing to rename themselves, Banksy gave them an original artwork that’s been valued at $300,000. “When we saw the painting we could not believe it,” says frontman Simon Duncan. Quite. Source: Hypebot