“He was one of the few people I was truly envious of … but he didn’t know how good he was…”
“…and he was plagued with insecurities. He used to say he was jealous of me because music is more accessible and it reached more people. He loathed the idea that art was appreciated by an elite group. When I heard that Jean-Michel had died, I was not surprised. He was too fragile for this world.”
– Madonna on Jean-Michel Basquiat
“I got warhols on my halls walls, I got Basquiats in the lobby of my spot…I’m so sophisticatedly hood, S.Carter cashmere premium goods…”
- Jay-Z – “Ain’t I”
Jean-Michel Basquiat
(December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988)
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GREATeclectic aka Kendrick Daye is a DJ, artist and the Editor of Art Nouveau Magazine. As a freelance journalist and photographer his work has been featured in the NY Times Magazine, Ebony Magazine, Upscale Magazine, Creative Loafing, Honeymag.com & Yo-Raps.com.
