I was a really lousy artist as a kid. Too abstract expressionist; or I’d draw a big ram’s head, really messy.
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIATI like kids’ work more than work by real artists any day.
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I wanted to be a star, not a gallery mascot.
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I don’t listen to what art critics say. I don’t know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.
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There are about 30 words around you all the time, like ‘thread’ or ‘exit.’
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SAMO as an end to to mindwash religion, nowhere politics and bogus philosophy.
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I wanted to build up a name for myself.
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I try to think about life.
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Fire will attract more attention than any other cry for help.
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The black person is the protagonist in most of my paintings.
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The more I paint the more I like everything.
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I cross out words so you will see them more; the fact that they are obscured makes you want to read them.
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I don’t think about art when I’m working. I think about life.
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Since I was seventeen I thought I might be a star. I’d think about all my heroes, Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix…
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Most Young Kings Get Their Heads Cut Off.
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Believe it or not, I can actually draw.
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My favorite Twombly is ‘Apollo and the Artist,’ with the big ‘Apollo’ written across it.
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