"I am not a black artist, I am an artist."

"I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is."

"I had a lot of jobs. I was a street artist. I was a musician. I was a poet."

"I don't know how to describe my work. It's like asking Miles, 'How does your horn sound?'"

"I like to paint on metal because it’s cold and hard, like life."