00:01I never went to an art school.
00:03I just looked at a lot of things.
00:04And that's how I think I learned about art, by looking at it.
00:07He had achieved success very young and fast.
00:12He was unapologetically Jean-Michel Basquiat.
00:19I have two sisters. I'm the oldest.
00:22My brother was very protective.
00:23Jean-Michel had a lot of energy.
00:25His mind was constantly in motion.
00:28Life is very much about the attainment of the American dream.
00:35But believe it or not, I'm really drawn.
00:40People are classifying you, what, as an expressionist?
00:44Art should be expressive.
00:46You know, something or other.
00:48We were all breaking the rules.
00:53National gangsta!
00:53People love to see him.
00:55He just had this charisma.
00:56Of course, he's handsome.
00:57He asked for my number.
00:58I thought, he's not going to call me.
01:00Jean-Michel Basquiat!
01:02The critics were just so unbelievably racist.
01:05It definitely hurt Jean.
01:09There's this kind of rags-to-riches story
01:11that he was on this planet without his family.
01:15And that was not the case.
01:18Are you surprised at your success?
01:20I used to be more surprised.
01:22And the earth was formless, void, darkness upon the face of the deep.
01:25The spirit moved across the water and there was light.
01:28It was good.
01:32It was good.
01:33I also saw the tempest.
01:39but... I still
