Jean-Michel Basquiat

I'm not a street artist anymore.

I don't believe in art for art's sake.

I'm not trying to be famous.

I'm just trying to make a living.

I never thought I'd be a painter.

I'm like a machine.

I'm not a drug addict. I'm an artist.

I'm just a black kid from Brooklyn.

I'm not a role model.

I don't believe in rules.

I'm not a genius. I'm just a guy who paints.

I'm not a rich man.

I'm not a saint.

I'm not a victim.

I'm not a commodity.

I'm not a sellout.

I'm not a racist.

I'm not a revolutionary.

I'm not a visionary.

I'm not a leader.