As officials in London try to figure out who owns the wall that street artist Banksy painted his CCTV piece on, the British media darling chimed in on the brewing controversy. He doesn’t want his art classified as an ad, regardless of how it will affect the mural, releasing a statement to Time mag: “I was offended when Westminster said my painting was an advertisement. Advertising makes people feel inadequate and worthless. Graffiti doesn’t do that. Graffiti doesn’t emotionally blackmail you, graffiti doesn’t make you feel fat and graffiti doesn’t make you rush out and buy things, except maybe high strength cleaning products.” He also argued that his work isn’t the eyesore in this case. “I don’t know what next door is complaining about—their building is so ugly the ‘No Trespassing’ sign reads like an insult.”