I had a romantic feeling about how these people became famous.
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIATI realized that I didn’t see many paintings with black people in them.
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Most Young Kings Get Their Heads Cut Off.
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I was a really lousy artist as a kid. Too abstract expressionist; or I’d draw a big ram’s head, really messy.
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I realized that I didn’t see many paintings with black people in them.
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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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I wanted to be a star, not a gallery mascot.
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Every single line means something.
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The country makes me more paranoid, you know? I think the crazy people out there are little crazier.
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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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Believe it or not, I can actually draw.
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I try to think about life.
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I wanted to build up a name for myself.
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The more I paint the more I like everything.
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I start a picture and I finish it. I don’t think about art while I work.
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I like kids’ work more than work by real artists any day.
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