I retain the opinion that council entry is inconsistent with non-co-operation as I conceive it.
When somebody wants to work and believes in something, it doesn't matter if you're well known or rich or whatever it is.
I do enjoy my own company. I cannot imagine anybody entertaining me more than I do. If it sounds selfish, I don't care. I made it a religion almost.
I'm an old bag - I like old thing.
I'm loyal to my friends, but I have so few now. I force myself to see people when they're here. Or when I'm here. I don't live in England that much now in the sense that I spend time in factories. I'm such a factory man now. This is really what I enjoy doing.
That kind of woman who used to be there at the time is not here any longer. In 10 years, people disappear. But I fantasize still about those kinds of women, and that kind of life that doesn't really exist any longer.
David Lynch is démodé now, if you look at his films. I looked at them the other weekend.
I don't mean to be bashful, but I was
Yeah, letting go - even just musically, aside from emotionally - I find that quite challenging. Knowing the right time for letting go of my album, for instance, was a really big challenge. Knowing when to put the red flags up and say, "It's done. . . " And also, emotionally, with relationships.
I want to make a vending machine that sells vending machines. It'd have to be real big.
Asked what role he believes art plays in society, Baselitz replied, 'The same role as a good shoe, nothing more.