“It was never my goal to capitalize on punk. I could never make it as a commercial artist. I didn't back then and I still don't have the temperament and don't care for drawing or painting or making art for any other purposes other my own.” ArtStillsCarePurposeArtistGoalMy OwnPaintingDon't CareDrawingPunkTemperament Author:Raymond Pettibon
“It's an extreme to go from an artist like myself to a commercial artist with art directors looking over your shoulder, or any other knucklehead telling you what your art should look like.” ShouldLooksArtArtistDirectorsExtremesShouldersOver YouArt DirectorKnuckleheads Author:Raymond Pettibon
“I'm not God, but I'm working within my own means as an artist and a person, and I possibly have more power than God does, in whatever form he has, if he exists, because I can work without the overarching ambition of wanting to rule over everything. I can work just for the heck of it.” IfsMeanPersonsDoeI CanFormArtistMy OwnAmbitionBecause I Can Author:Raymond Pettibon
“I really don't see any influence of my work on any artists. But I do think I've had an influence on drawings' being shown. I've had an influence on the economics of it.” ThinkingArtistInfluenceEconomicsDrawing Author:Raymond Pettibon
