Did Jean-Michel Basquiat really say 'I don’t care about being understood. I care about being felt.'?

Jean-Michel Basquiat Quote Source & Citation:

I don’t care about being understood. I care about being felt.

— Jean-Michel Basquiat Modern · Neo-expressionist painter

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"I just want to keep working. That's all."

"I don’t know if my work is important. I just know it’s mine."

"I'm not a follower."

"I'm not a saint."

"I don't have to be happy. I just have to paint."

Interview about his artistic intentions

Date: 1985

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