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" I wanted to be a star, not a gallery mascot. "
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Gallery
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" My basic influence had probably been Peter Max. "
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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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" Charles Saatchi has never liked my work at all. "
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" My favorite Twombly is 'Apollo and the Artist,' with the big 'Apollo' written across it. "
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