Kurt Vile's "Wakin' On A Pretty Daze" mural defaced in Philadelphia

The mural was originally was created by Steve “ESPO” Powers and has been a much-loved landmark in the area during recent times. Over the weekend, however, local resident ​DJ Lee Mayjahs took to white-washing the wall.

“Every time I paint over illegal graffiti I was blaming it on it (the mural) and I didn’t realize the people in the neighborhood love it,” Mayjahs told a reporter after the event. “I’ve never really sat and looked at it. I never did any research on it and then I just snapped.”

A representative of Vile has stated that the mural will be repainted and updated. You can check out a photo of the defacement in process below:

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