Rare Jean-Michel Basquiat Interview (1986)

[@adamacote]

At this point in history, JMB was still not considered a “serious” artist , so he was constantly having to defend himself , and this interviewer is an example of this .

so paintful to watch... like interrogation or psychiatric examination

[@blastofo]

Naw, by 86 he was already wealthy from his art. Money talks. Despite the condescending interviewers he spoke to, the art world valued his work, even while he was alive.

[@narutofan4545]

He took himself too seriously for a dude with such a funny haircut lol

[@brutubeauty]

@@narutofan4545 ???

[@narutofan4545]

@@brutubeauty what's so hard understand

[@Creza44]

Basquiat was running on one drop of patience in this interview 💀

[@isofab]

@@FLIPPHONE69he’s answering a bunch of closed questions from a terrible reporter who sounds like she got the gig 30 minutes before the interview

[@Gutrot666]

Jay z now is copying his looks

[@theblackmoth1111]

lol I bet he painted a painting of frustration right after this interview.

[@missvida6251]

He was also probably withdrawing.

[@rocroca7459]

@@Gutrot666 Jay-Z is copying everything, even how the dude speaks and laughs.

[@DAViDD767]

sheeeesh, this man need lots of hugs, I just want to give him a hug, RIP man

[@davidcarter8874]

Exactly. He was influenced by a little bit of "medication" at that time

[@DesMoney777]

Yesss I can tell his heart have been broken properly by them

[@MrEugene13]

Give me one. I need it

[@ADRIFTHIPHOP]

he feels wrapped up in darkness, though being world famous over night very young from homeless has to give one whiplash. He was also doing insane amounts of coke and heroin, the amounts obviously went up as he got more money. to me it seems like a drug addict whe the drugs don't really give you the euporia anymore and you just take them to feel normal. I

[@pavlekocbek]

well said, man! This is breaking my hear and is very painful to watch.

[@Malibugreen00]

He’s so present and real. It feels more robotic and like they are studying him not having an actual conversation or sincere interest. I like how he pauses to try and feel with the very dull interviewer.

[@theeskatelife]

thats depression and mental unwellness

[@jonesfredrick94]

​@theeskatelife no it's false foolishness from the interviewer

[@lovelife1867]

@@jonesfredrick94 stop gaslighting. He was mentally unstable and had serious problems , wrong bunch caught him and spun him into their web, fed him drugs and let him wither. You think Warhol was a good person? Or any of the artists at the time? They all created monopoly of who does what if you are part of their circle.

[@dancewomyn1]

@@theeskatelife ...Exactly!

[@reefk8876]

@theeskatelife my man.. how do you know that? I think he was a lot smarter and not as gullible than you’re saying.

[@patriciagregory8340]

I wish he could have been interviewed by someone from his own background. Someone that saw themselves in him and was really happy for him. This is probably very reflective of how disconnected he felt from the art world, and of many interactions he had with people who felt he didn't belong. The interviewer sounds condescending and like it is killing her to talk to him. No laughing no smiling. He had a tough time. The higher he climbed, the less he was surrounded by real and warm people, and of course the drugs didn't help. These people are asking questions that a 3rd grader could have written and I'm glad he called it out near the end of the interview lol. No effort at all. I was excited to watch this but it's just another sad and droopy interview by a wack interviewer.

[@EthicRadioArchiveReels]

Well said he didn’t speak much in this interview smh 🤦🏿

[@ThomSonnyYeah]

This is equally as valuable imo as he is being pushed, he’s searching for a way to translate his thoughts. It’s another perspective on him, which I’m grateful for.

[@joeybaseball7352]

She's trying to squeeze blood out of a rock. He's giving one word answers. The questions were fine.

[@ttllymxico]

a lot of his friends were artists i think you mean the commercial side of the artworld

[@alesol213]

Its great to see him speak although, the questions were a bit leading... "like answer what i want" I think he was more futuristic than they had on some level And it was sad to be so alone in a yt world. Love peace and hairgrease 🤟🏽

[@UniiYpc]

I love that he takes his time with his responses and when I say “Time” I do mean “time” a patient man is a very dangerous man and he has a very intelligent dangerous aura about him but also a very sweet and childlike aura to coexist all at once in one emotion. It’s truly amazing to see this video and watch him just be who he is .

[@pamelasigler2526]

JZ is JMB…GET OUT!!👀

[@sosinati3358]

He was probably high

[@DoctorVinnieBoombatz]

Calm down

[@ArenaRat-xd8fu]

He was a talentless buffoon

[@chrisgotvibes]

I agree.

[@tdwwxyz]

Closed-end questions are a cardinal sin of journalism

[@OdairASilva]

I'm watching just because of him, the interviewer's questions seem to be so simple and default, I mean, I don't think she did a research about him before. But anyway, it's always great to see 'new' footage of the personalities we like, and this the real value of this interview.

[@bremlquan]

The questions are actually probing through their generality. Basquiat is smug pretension "Do you think it's possible to bluff in painting?...are you happy?...what is it you're happy about and what would you like to change?" She's calling him out, he answers that he's self-absorbed

[@godschildyes]

He made her feel like crap though.

[@bonshawty]

"could you imagine yourself painting every single minute of life. every single moment." this is so sad to me. what little we have to see of him and this is what we got :/

[@lakeshanewman5584]

I agree 💯 percent

[@samrindge8042]

Thank you so much for sharing, it's always a treat to see new footage of JMB!

[@dittagecoeco2738]

Intelligent and humble self-tought man. And artistic Genius!

[@shonesanchez6636]

Humble??

[@Hugo-nh4yz]

Thanks for the upload! Respect, peace!!

[@Awintersaga]

It’s almost giving “I’m happy to be here, yea I had to be here “ and good for JMB

[@AX1A]

one thing about value, is that it forces every last bit of ephemera to emerge; I'm grateful for this truly rare one in particular

[@emmanoiret1637]

What an interesting interview, its says so much while so little is said. It is beautiful that he answers the questions as generally as they are asked. If only she had asked well sought out questions instead. It is like she has not interest in art or who she is interviewing, it is too bad because he shared so much to the world of art. He deserved better than this

[@SaffariRose]

So what questions should she have asked? Genuinely curious because he could have elaborated on some of the questions she asked but he really didn't. What else could she have done differently?

[@JackANDJude]

@@SaffariRose In the beginning, her questions were all yes or no (close ended) questions. Open ended questions would have served her better. He actually flipped the script on her at one point and pushed back an open ended question.

[@SaffariRose]

@@JackANDJude I mean, not every interviewer jumps in to in-depth matters right off the bat. Even with political figures, there's always a warm up stage. Besides some of the in-depth questions she eventually asked still led to dead-end answers from him and at the end, he declared how difficult he found interviews. I don't know what else she could have done better if he was clearly unwilling to go back forth with her.

[@fixmyscrew1]

nah you're right these questions were so bad, nothing about who he is just about what does which I'm sure the average person he bumped into asked him on a regular

[@taranjene4453]

He looks so sad....you were/are great young man❤

[@fedenovo1]

He was what 26, 27. A kid at that time, on heroin and depressed. Not to ask, in stepping on the shoes of a genious, a natural, but he sounds over his head as any human with such an enormous recognition could feel. Anxious, estranged.

[@missvida6251]

Since when is 27 a kid? He was a grown man who couldn't stop getting high

[@bozuteru2160]

@@missvida6251You sound like you have many friends dude. Try actually growing up and see if you get it

[@missvida6251]

@@bozuteru2160 I do have many friends. Was this supposed to be an insult or a compliment? I'm confused. Do you even know what angle you were going for?

[@IfYouKnowYouKnow.]

​@@bozuteru2160 26 or 27 is a fully grown adult. People like you are weird.

[@funnybibs6295]

26,27. A kid???????

[@nightskyyo]

He is so sweet for continuing the interview. I would have called it off after the first couple of questions. The interviewer has no interest or appreciation for his art.

[@Wizzy678]

He takes himself too seriously i can cite u 10 painters better then him from the top of my head and i like his art but he is pompous just like andy warhol

[@loveVanity6]

@@Wizzy678Oh look, a self proclaimed art critic.

[@Wizzy678]

@@loveVanity6 oh look a mainstream fan who buy into everything the media presents to him

[@zzela5094]

@@Wizzy678 go on, write me the list

[@18th_angelo]

​@@Wizzy678you have water in your brain i see 🤦🏿

[@alicia_nicole]

Hes just an introvert. This is how i talk to people that I dont want to talk to ( introverts do like talking to some people you know)

[@lovelife1867]

a schizophrenic whose slowness was caused by catatonic inertia.

[@pavlekocbek]

@@lovelife1867 it overwhelms you, don't you know, makes you feel like you're being ripped apart, in your belly, way down in your soul, man

[@lovelife1867]

@@pavlekocbek it absolutely does nothing for me

[@cactaceous]

He wasn’t an introvert. He was a junkie at this point. Hooked on heroin and other drugs.

[@onetryckponi]

I love how he only uses about 5% of his attention span during the interview

[@shamon_in_tent]

| i read this interview in a completely different way than you - i perceived him choosing his words with much more attention and care then we're used to experiencing - most of us aren't present and therefore our words have lessened power where as here i feel a mountain of intent between his words |

[@onetryckponi]

@@shamon_in_tent JMB was not “most of us”. He was a genius, and I don’t just mean in art.

[@shamon_in_tent]

@@onetryckponi you could give yourself more credit

[@misterbaseball5494]

He shut have use only 5% of he’s life on drugs ha ha not in 2000 of drawings at one time ha ha poor people

[@onetryckponi]

@@misterbaseball5494 Basquiat did exactly what he was supposed to do. Pity you are so ignorant as to be limited by his use of “drugs”. The best artists and musicians give us the goods because they push their minds. I’m glad you don’t like him. I’m glad I’m nothing like you.

[@Urbankungfu61]

Basquiat was rebellious here and playing a “mind game” with the interviewer, you can tell he was trying hard not to laugh. Half way through he got bored. This was typical of the 80’s scene. Such a great artist, from my city and my time.

[@izzydeadyet7336]

This reminds me of the movie about him.. the actor that played him was so good!

[@Cloud_Envy111]

Hey, what’s the name of the move it sounds good

[@marcobruno3110]

@@Cloud_Envy111 Basquiat (directed by Julian Schnabel). Jeffrey Wright plays Basquiat and he creates an outstanding performance.

[@AntwhaleNearfar]

@@marcobruno3110 Terrible movie. 👎🏼

[@AntwhaleNearfar]

@@Cloud_Envy111 Check out the documentary about him instead. “Radiant Child”.

[@AntwhaleNearfar]

@@Cloud_Envy111 Check out “Radiant Child” instead.

[@RonaldGosses]

AWESOME! Thanks for showing.

[@casket8530]

this 1986 towards the end. Its not the drugs, he was just apprehensive about the media in general and how he was being perceived and misquoted. He got a lot of negative press his whole career. Plus the question just sucked.

[@bluesugar58]

Based on his hair this actually looks to be in early 1986. He had been on drugs for years by this point. Madonna broke up with him because of his heroin addiction. Another girlfriend, Jennifer Goode, got herself and Basquiat into a methadone program in late 1986. He only lasted a few weeks so she broke up with him. This interviewer isn't asking very good questions but Basquiat also isn't being very receptive. The long pauses and vacant stares indicate that he's under the influence. If not heroin then at least marijuana.

[@casket8530]

@@bluesugar58He seems pretty lucid and awake here, hes not slurring words or anything. Just low energy and looks as if he doesnt want to do the interview. He seems more sad and depressed mood wise than high.

[@th0m_vi0lence3]

These aren't the answers of a person under the influence of an opiate. If he is answering under heavy opiate sedation, his answers do not seem influenced by the drug. He seems to be genuinely thoughtful, guarded, and bored. He is not enthralled by the interviewer or her questions and this is evident in his non-committal and short answers. He never takes long pauses in the midst of a slow answer to ask the interviewer what the question was. He doesn't nod out or appear to be on the verge of a nod during the interview. He doesn't mumble. These are all signs of being heavily opiated. I think he is simply guarded, bored, and slightly annoyed by the questions. The interviewer also does not seem particularly invested in the questions or the answers he furnishes.

[@sokar9438]

@@th0m_vi0lence3he is on a bunch of coke aswell its wellknown that basquiat was addicted to speedballs thats whats killed him he is on heroin and coke here

[@TotemPoleNation]

A genius talking to an idiot. The genius is on the screen. GOAT

[@POOPGOD999]

Imagine calling yourself an idiot😭😭😭

[@pistolen87]

Sure most of her questions are stupid but not all, he's not trying to make it easy for her

[@johnryskamp2943]

Ha! You're a clown.

[@Hartmania21]

smart enough to get an interview with him!

[@Alpha-Andromeda]

He acts like a spoiled brat, there’s nothing genius about that. He doesn’t even have enough respect and consciousness to respond generously!

[@Xifferent]

He really thinks about the question before delivering his answer

[@RiceLaboratoriesandScreening]

It feels like he didn't like the interviewer more than anything

[@capoislamort100]

As he and everyone else should!

[@Zeal808]

I feel you. Definitely

[@quicktemper]

the questions are terrible

[@pelleblok697]

how has this just been shared? This is his third interview ever i believe.

[@Jonnypenthouse]

Yooooo for real bro

[@TashunRice]

I wish I could jump in this interview and just put my arms around him let him know he is loved, and it is ok to be you.

[@KeyDyer]

Thank you for posting this ❤

[@MegaAppl3]

Thank you for this.

[@borisgoitia4689]

Thank you so much for this post

[@1OSMVision]

50 Cent changed my algorithm

[@Ocidad]

dude 😂

[@JACK-OMARI]

And Basquiat wasn't even gay

[@louui]

😂😂😂😂

[@brazah4987]

Bi

[@jrlyons5316]

@@JACK-OMARIhe was😂

[@FUNPOV]

The ending is the best longest answer he gives commenting on these type of interview questions

[@colorbuf]

He looks like he's being tortured. Or scolded. No artist wants to be put in a position of having to explain or defend his art. They want the art to speak for itself.

[@ivorytowers3211]

Most artists don't really like having to talk about their work, inspiration or explain their process. I believe it is similar to the 'camera stealing your soul' idea. If you express yourself creatively, that's your message to the world.

[@truthhurts79]

You're obviously not an artist 😂

[@kevinmyrick218]

@@truthhurts79 they really don't David Lynch doesn't like talking about his movies, and many artists rather not, it's like creating diarrhea all over it. Art is an expression of soul. So this comment doesn't make much sense.

[@truthhurts79]

@@kevinmyrick218 you're talking about a minority... Social media platforms, magazines and videos would be out of business if artists didn't like interviews... All of those media outlets I mentioned thrive with artists interviews

[@marcopiersanti8131]

yeah just refuse interviews at that point, why behaving like this

[@LowKey_izildura]

​@@truthhurts79 Actually you are talking about businessmen, exhibitionists and narcissists

[@NikkiBrier]

The true answers where in his eyes.

[@randyw8761]

i like how this guy operated.

[@Grayox]

I wish nardwar could have given him the interview he deserved.

[@nvlik]

if only..

[@Nutshirt]

I think nardwaur was like on CiTR radio at this time so he’d be barely getting into interviews! Correct if I’m wrong! But I think that’s the timeline

[@UniiYpc]

@@Nutshirtwhen you put it into perspective and call it a timeline it really makes me appreciate life and how far we have come as a society but also scares me because of how truly behind we also are in a very grim perspective of the streets in any city… this man was a super hero before and after his death. He gave people who live in those streets a face and also a voice especially because he was very interesting and intelligent but mostly I appreciate your comment for putting the word “timeline” in your sentence it really takes me to a place in my mind where I feel like I was in the same room as him hearing all his thoughts at this very moment watching the video … I know you were talking about nard but I totally felt what you said especially seeing all of Basquiats emotionless responses… he was so over it and kept it professional and short

[@latenightlogic]

THAT dill?!

[@lordg3803]

Yes, she asked some Weird questions at the beginning and a few more throughout, but he Warmed Up and answered damn near everything after that.

[@VanHalenDrummer]

Incredible! I wish we could see more footage of him, especially painting. I sure hope Tamra Davis finds a way to share her footage with us.🙏🏽

[@known_unknown284]

Wow, seems really down to earth and nice, really interested in being interviewed.

[@bremlquan]

Smug AF lol

[@MrPmsavage001]

He was too excited to be interviewed

[@known_unknown284]

@@MrPmsavage001 Ha! I think this is right.

[@Basic079]

Finally a group of people tha appreciate basquiat.

[@AmyElizabethFrith]

I feel so connected to him .

[@mp20233]

He was such a nice guy😢

[@jayrags-soulfiesta4076]

He definitely thought these questions were ridiculous, as he expressed towards the end.

[@idiyahhhmean6666]

Wish podcasts was around back then😢

[@KayInMaine]

He was pretty sad here if you ask me. He was making @ $50,000 a painting and still the media and society didn't treat him like a successful artist. His friendship with Warhol overshadowed a lot too which made him kind of angry since they were really close and most judged Warhol by the way he looked. The woman interviewing him was asking dumb questions too. Basquiat deserved accolades because he was a genius in so many ways! He spoke 3 languages and his art was unique. He was treated like he worked at K-Mart. So sad!!!! I wished he was alive today!!!!!

[@Rodkicks88]

Basquiat was a drug addicted Masonic puppet

[@miryanateneva-harper4143]

What a beautiful soul ❤️

[@bremlquan]

He's bluffing

[@angiliaclark6446]

He seems to be an introvert and obviously struggling and remember he was on drugs really bad at this time 💔

[@shakefishgamingpro]

This is just a really unskilled interviewer. Completely unqualified to interview this genius.

[@somerandomyoutubeuser4656]

The guy is hella introverted plus he’s addicted to heroin, it isn’t the interviewers fault really…

[@TT-wz9zf]

I can tell this interview was not on his bingo card that day 😩😂 he was over it

[@noar4733]

“Do you wish you have feet or do you wish you didnt have feet” XD “How do you move without a head?” HAHAHA golden - the man stays very polite tbh boredom is palpable

[@DDandrums]

Interview begins at 2:20.

[@mateogiraldolopez9308]

Best interview ever

[@jonesfredrick94]

Yeah right good sarcasm

[@domastalks]

“How would it feel if you had no feet?” -exactly

[@FUNPOV]

I liked how they called them “fantasy oriented question”s

[@abasement666]

​@user-ex8xf9fr7ubro look up how long people have been "confused" about their gender lol there's evidence from around 2000 BCE of gender neutral folks and native Americans had/have like 5 genders. I don't want a flame war just use Google

[@PRM862]

Very interesting interview. He reminds me of Bob Dylan in the film "Don't Look Back." Neither Dylan nor Basquiat were willing to go along with cliches or be baited into something or questions that aren't very thoughtful. I actually like this interview a lot. Basquiat stands his ground quite well. It shows off his top-notch intellect.

[@djwright5686]

An he put on his best Sunday go to meeting shoes!😅❤

[@supernova6472]

Look how seedy Great Jones Street was looking back in 1986. It crazy to think Angelina Jolie has turned Jean-Michel Basquiat's studio into a boutique where expresso is served.

[@welpiguess]

whats the story behind that?

[@jmapa998]

it used to be a japanese restaurant. Then she turned it into what it is now. Get your facts straight

[@supernova6472]

@@jmapa998 Did she use the Japanese restaurant for marketing purposes? All the articles relating to the boutique focus on it being Basquiat's old home/studio. They even whitewashed the authentic graffiti that people left in homage to Basquiat and painted faux graffiti on the facade of the building. Basquiat is the selling point not the former restaurant.

[@galawhites5499]

Gentrification angelina

[@th0m_vi0lence3]

"do you feel comfortable with people?" God damn..... What an awful, closed question which will not elucidate anything about the art or the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat. This is difficult to watch. That being said, I would rather see a rough interview of him than none at all

[@ej2333]

Wow! didn't know this existed.

[@greg1mcintosh844]

So sick of seeing young black artist and musicians die young. Breaks my heart. God bless them ❤

[@alvarobarcala]

This is not an interview, but a hunting. Instead of trying to create some empathy with him, so to make him feel comfortable and elaborate, she is purposely keeping these straight and flat attitude and questions, stalking instead of interviewing. Actually she got what she actually wanted (like so many of the media people who made him interviews): making him uncomfortable, non responsive and annoyed...so she can go saying "hey, look how crazy and disgusting this famous artist is". He knew that, he already had too many of these experiences with media. The worst of this whole thing is that humanity lost the precious opportunity of having some precious moments of his true deep thoughts recorded, and I don't mean this specific interview, but in general.

[@Duffyartwork]

Well he isn’t really even trying to participate in the interview. She’s just trying to get him to open up a little bit

[@andreuasencios3620]

snow flake

[@alvarobarcala]

@@andreuasencios3620 Sorry to hear you are too used to be treated miserably, that for you it is normal

[@alvarobarcala]

@@Duffyartwork Sorry to hear that you don't even know what empathy is

[@andreuasencios3620]

crystal

[@joshuawilliams7351]

He said something like "You're asking me strange questions, like 'Are you glad you have feet, or do you wish you didn't have feet?' Or 'How would live if you didn't have a head? ' They're very strange." Hahaha.

[@kristofvandycke6687]

He’s right though. That interviewer is like a child asking a stranger “what’s your favorite color?” with about the same enthusiasm. I mean, she got to spend 15 minutes with one of the biggest rising stars in the art world, and instead of taking an interest, she rattled off meaningless questions.

[@JoshWilliams-iq6pb]

Of course he's right, and the interviewer is a dunce. ​@@kristofvandycke6687

[@letsbefair2675]

No it's not the interviewer it's him he's not having a good day. It's like he's on a downer and not focused. Probably had a lot on his mind that was bothering him. Some soft low music in the background could have set the mood. He was use to being high and this was just not the right time for this interview.

[@BillyHarleyy]

How do you know this

[@ashirahh]

It's painful to watch :/ He doesn't look happy and at times seems to be holding back. What strikes me is that he seems to be really careful/hesistant with his words and didn't answer the things he didn't like about his current situation. I wonder if he was being controlled just like some celebrities are claiming today are.

[@lisapsalms9358]

He is so disconnected from this interviewer. He was a genius with his gift of Art ,and it's clear he needs a relatable interviewer from his culture to understand his struggles and his success as an artist. He is like, okay, bye lady . I am not stupid, so stop asking stupid questions. You don't understand and I won't answer because it doesn't fit my life .😢💙 Her questions are ridiculous like he pointed out and he doesn't feel comfortable . This is so frustrating for him and to watch . 😢 RIP 💙💔

[@samoseymo4210]

THANKS THANKS THANKS !!!!!😍😍😍

[@barbaraperry6955]

" art isn't easy". . Media is irrelevant and lost......let art. speak for itself .......many things can't be explained

[@reinavanderburg7624]

How Dare they disrespect my cousin this way! He Deserved An interview by a person with discernment and passion for journalism not sounds of silence to the moc his attributes I feel disrespected by watching the lack of interest in his Achievements & Career 😢

[@learnt2love]

to this day his character is judged and not the content of his work

[@constancedenchy9801]

Dude is jonesing really badly ...working so hard to hold it together

[@alicia_nicole]

What is jonesing?

[@sokar9438]

@@alicia_nicoleheroin

[@AlperAkcoltekin]

no he's not... I'm pretty sure he had his dose beforehand...

[@Mojena95]

This is 2 years before he passed. his eyes look so sad. This is the saddest I have ever seen him

[@TolaFJB]

Sounded like he was being interviewed by Bobby Althoff

[@Stringbender666]

Haha 🎉

[@dorothythompson927]

It’s like a baby learning to walk, trying to lead a magnificent racehorse. I respect him for not laughing at her. Despite her rote, 7th grade report questions, he provides serious answers and is 100% honest.

[@StephenStollmeyer]

“Charlie Parker” was the best answer he gave.

[@maryroberson7682]

HIS EYES SEEMED SO SAD😢

[@kyleoliver9538]

I can't believe how bad these questions were. I wonder what the background was of the interviewer. Such a missed opportunity. I could see the wheels turning in his mind and wanted to step into the room and ask him what he's thinking. Watching this is frustrating, like standing in front of a treasure trove and having no key to unlock it. Even from this bad interview you can tell that he's a gentle, sensitive soul who thinks and feels deeply about life and art. If only she had asked him questions that allowed him to express his true self.

[@snowblindreverend]

Saw an instalation of his work at the Whitney museum in 2014

[@JuanHerrera-jz7td]

A recent data survey of the prominent art museums found that out of 10,000 artists, 87% are male and 85% are white. -o keeffe museum

[@HypnoticHollywood]

What does that mean?

[@tarahshannon145]

It means that white men are over represented in the art world. Hope that helps

[@JaeHimself]

@@HypnoticHollywood probably that the 10K artists featured in the prominent museums are mostly male and mostly white. The point being that women and artists of color are underrepresented in prominent museums. The comment sort of seems left field on this specific video, but it is a subject that JMB talked and painted about a lot.

[@alvarobarcala]

That's because most people who made art were male and white. You can use data to express reality or to construct a victimistic and opportunistic rhetoric. It's like back in the days not a single girl I knew wanted to make music nor were interested at all about making music. You can use that fact to express that fact, or you can use that fact to construct a huge conspiracy theory of how males sneakily forced girls to not being interested in making music. Actually the very few girls who made music back in those days where usually well treated and recognised. And another fact: most of artists don't get recognition, most male artists in the past were ignored, just some few succeeded. But the current ideological rhetorics only focus on ignored women, so to build the fake victimistic and ideological rhetorics in which we are living.

[@JuanHerrera-jz7td]

@@alvarobarcalacongrats

[@elvisperez9392]

This was more of an interrogation rather than an interview.

[@kuramobay2445]

First job of an interviewer is to make the subject feel comfortable while still off-camera. Secondly, her questions are either banal or manipulative. JMB gives her least amount of attention and respect possible without actually just walking off.

[@asalane20]

The questions aren’t that bad- they are open ended enough to yield all sorts of answers if he were in the mood to answer. His stance is resistant here, much more than in other interviews. Sometimes we aren’t in the mood- that doesn’t make the interviewer “idiotic” like some are saying.

[@hibbs1712]

Ignorant. The problem is that they are not open ended. This was addressed several times throughout the interview verbally. The lack of respect is palpable, both in this interview and your comment. Literally the only question that piqued his interest is when the interviewer asked "what are you working on". This was clearly a pointed interview, it was addressed *SEVERAL* times.

[@Tony_toblerone]

Unintentional asmr

[@kris10g737]

🤣

[@KathyASMR]

painful to watch this… such a beautiful person. It’s hard not to say something negative about the interviewer, but there are a zillion people just like her all over the f*kin world

[@semacomer]

"it's the closest thing to freedom"

[@queentyre-hi6wq]

It’s very clear that there was an energy in that room, very low vibrational (dark). That’s why they made the screen smaller and then big again, the hat on the table is not the same hat after they made the screen bigger again.

[@LowKey_izildura]

what do you mean not the same hat?

[@cannonball2264]

dark and unforgiven are the eyes that see the spiritual world where it lies not, repent and seek before you’re sucked into a world of your own invention

[@MY0NESTORY]

@@cannonball2264 wtf

[@glizzyhendrix]

like interviewing a brick wall

[@fridge1128]

whyd interviewers always ask him such dumb questions

[@pelleblok697]

this is in hindsight ofcourse, but yeah asking these 'closed' questions with yes or no answers is a shame given there is not another interview over 5 minutes with of one of the greatest and most impactful painters of modern art; Basquiat

[@machine3lves]

"do you wish you had feet, or do you wish you didn't have feet?" seriously its like the women is mid-stroke

[@edwardferry8247]

He’d been hanging out with Andy a lot by the time of this interview 😂…

[@SBEtherwave]

This reminds me of certain interviews with Michael Jackson. He'd answer the same way.. tired of bs.

[@nancyworld4391]

Man, this is painful.

[@ADRIFTHIPHOP]

I wonder what his art would be like today? what topics would he cover? what music would he listen to? or did he plan it all in a way, being very conscious that dying young as a famous artist gives you more notoriety. Did he decide at some point to keep going so hard because he knew the impact it would have.

[@ski-mask-the-slump-god]

5:10 this is literally the coldest thing ever

[@nicoleblack5249]

She’s just asking questions from a list. Questions are meant to gain information and the answers generates the next question and now you are having a more authentic conversation. By most people he would be considered a challenge to interview that’s why the interviewer should have been someone that was genuinely interested in his work. This was sad

[@edub9930]

10:32 he looks str8 into my soul as if to say "its gonna be all right man"

[@rpgfan72]

This guy is fascinating.😅😊

[@Vykamusic]

At some point I was expecting her to ask "what is your favorite color"...I wish I could give him a hug.

[@borisgoitia4689]

Genial. Grande gênio JMB. sabe de uma coisa? acho que as entrevistas deviam ser ao contrário. O entrevistado devia começar perguntando ao entrevistador e depois de acordo como a plataforma ou nível de conversação, o entrevistador, de acordo com sua capacidade e inteligência, retomaria a entrevista. Isso seria maravilhoso e evitaria esse monte de perguntas idiotas e sem sentido. Genius. Great genius JMB. You know what? I think interviews should be the other way around. The interviewee should start by asking the interviewer and then depending on the platform or level of conversation, the interviewer, according to his ability and intelligence, would resume the interview. That would be wonderful and would avoid a lot of stupid and meaningless questions

[@romeysiamese6662]

I don’t think he liked being interviewed. Why should he? His art speaks for itself. I suppose only narcissists like to explain their art or themselves. RIP JMB ❤