JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT Interview (excerpt, artnewyork.org)

this whole interview was just awkward. the interviewer kind of sucked.

those still frames r whack

cool, they used to have a lot more jean interviews on youtube too bad they don't now

thats my life... i hope i can become something in my life, not soft

Haiti has a flourishing art trade that is widely marketed under the title, "Haitian Primitive.' The interviewer's question may sound odd but it is an interesting and relevent one. It even gets an interesting reply when JB says he grew up in a typical American vacuum. Good stuff!

the still shots are so awkward and funny

And of course it would, because HOW can you squeeze someone's entire life into less than 2 hours on film? Sorry using the word idiots, but fuck, there is just SO much disrespect if you check ALL the comments... Research, yes?

I wish (most) of you idiots would do some REAL research on Jean Michel Basquiat before (drunkenly/or just plain stupidity? e.g. spelling?) making comments regarding his life that are SO out of line... I suggest the book "Basquiat: A quick killing in art" by Pheobe Hoban. I own at least 10 or 11 books on the Painter, most monographs, true, but this book makes the film "Basquiat" (Directed by Basquiat's "friend", Julian Schnabel...) look like a thumbnail sketch compared to his whole life...

I read the book, very good book.
Take care

thanks for recommending that book