The country makes me more paranoid, you know? I think the crazy people out there are little crazier.
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIATThe more I paint the more I like everything.
More Jean-Michel Basquiat Quotes
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If you wanna talk about influence, man, then you’ve got to realize that influence is not influence. It’s simply someone’s idea going through my new mind.
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My favorite Twombly is ‘Apollo and the Artist,’ with the big ‘Apollo’ written across it.
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I don’t think about art when I’m working. I think about life.
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Fire will attract more attention than any other cry for help.
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I was completely reclusive, worked a lot, took a lot of drugs. I was awful to people.
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I cross out words so you will see them more
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I have a painting where somebody’s holding a chicken, and underneath the chicken is somebody’s head.
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Most Young Kings Get Their Heads Cut Off.
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There are about 30 words around you all the time, like ‘thread’ or ‘exit.’
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I am not a black artist, I am an artist.
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If I’m away from painting for a week, I get bored.
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I had some money, I made the best paintings ever.
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Every single line means something.
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I try to think about life.
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Believe it or not, I can actually draw.
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