Ahda of Defy, uhm, Defies!

Viva la Revolucion, Ahda!

Viva, Viva!

How come Defy hasn't come out with a line of boxers yet?

Hey, find me a supplier who can do it, and you'll see them rolling out! I can picture it now: Tommy Hilfiger drawers with a Rage Against The Machine theme.

Balls On Parade! Sorry, you know I had to. Here's something to add to the mental image: if you were given a choice to wear anything but Defy or nothing at all, what would you choose?

Dude, how can! I'd wear nothing. Okay la, not nothing. Shirtless. You should've asked me this question four years ago when I still had muscles ...

Muscles or no muscles: NO. Anyway. If Defy wasn't about t-shirts, what would it be about?

I say this in all seriousness - chocolates.

Chocolates?

Yeah, chocolates. My mother is a past master at homemade chocolateering, and pair her up with my ideas ... AK-47 shaped milk chocolate bars! Wouldn't you want one?

It would shoot down my diet, but yeah what the hell. If Zach de la Rocha commissioned you to design a shirt for him, what would you put on his chest?

Oooh, tough one! I love RATM's music, you know this. I'd probably have an interpretation of their track "Know Your Enemy": Two bloody hands in cuffs, with type quoting the lyrics "The land of the free - whoever told you that is your enemy".

So ganas one you. I scare. What will we get to see at the Defy booth at Urbanscapes?

You'll get to see silkscreen printing demos, try your hand at getting the hang of basic t-shirt making techniques. You know, mixing dyes, holding the squeegee properly. Also, I'm rolling out my latest line of tees, dedicated to the victims of ther recent earthquakes in China. No, I'm trying to capitalise. Just trying to put the news on your chest.

We feel you. Any last exhortations to battle for the comrades before we wrap this up?

What else, man. Embrace the Uprising!

Defy fights the good fight along with its Angkatan Baju Malaya cohorts at Urbanscapes on Saturday, 28 June 2008; 12nn-12mn; tickets at RM25 presale, RM35 at the door. For more, log onto www.urbanscapes.com.my.

Interview Azwan Mahzan