“Every five, six, seven, eight, 10 years I do a raisonné. When it's printed in the book, it's finished.” Quote by Erro
“[Some people] put their work on the internet and check every day how many people look, how many people made contact, but I don't have internet, I don't have a hand-phone, I don't have fax, I don't have email. I just have old-fashioned telephone and letters.” PeopleLooksMadeHandsInternetLettersPhonesChecksContactTelephonesOld FashionedEmailFax Author:Erro
“The collages I never wanted to sell. I thought it was a very private thing, so I kept the collages. Then, in the end, I had a big collage in the Pinault Collection in Venice and the director of the [Centre] Pompidou said, "Did you make big collages like this in the '60s?" I said yes, so he came to the studio and said, "Let's make an exhibition in the Pompidou."” SaidEndsBigsWantedDirectorsSellsStudiosCollectionsCentreVeniceExhibitionsCollagesPrivate Things Author:Erro
“Things are forgotten so fast today. Even if 1,000 people are slaughtered, the next day you forget. There has to be new news every day.” PeopleIfsTodayNextForgetNewsForgottenNext Day Author:Erro
“In the exhibition at Galerie Perrotin, they have the Sarajevo painting - I think it's very good to nail down this story of Pol Pot and other people, not all dictators but most of them.” PeopleThinkingStoriesPaintingVery GoodPotDictatorNailsExhibitions Author:Erro
“I know that New York is big, there are huge buildings, but in fact, it's quite small and contained.” KnowsFactsBigsNew YorkBuildingHuge Author:Benjamin Clementine
“I like it when cities are melancholic. When it started snowing for example, I felt very lonely. I felt very comfortable and very relaxed. When that happens, I write. So I've been writing, not a lot, but I'm inspired everyday.” WritingHappensFeltCitiesExampleComfortableLonelyInspiredEverydaySnowRelaxed Author:Benjamin Clementine
“Poetry itself is music. I'm just lucky that I can convert it into music.” I CanLucky Author:Benjamin Clementine
“William Blake is my favorite poet of all time, and he said that he wasn't quite familiar with the sounds of music. If so, he would have been a musician.” IfsHas BeensSaidSoundPoetMusicianMy FavoriteFamiliarAll TimeBlakeSound Of Music Author:Benjamin Clementine
“That's how I always try to start my thoughts. I write them down first, eventually it turns into a poem, and if I feel like composing something to it, then I do that.” IfsFeelsWritingTryingFirstsTurnsMy ThoughtsComposing Author:Benjamin Clementine
“I was very rebellious, but my family was strict Christians - they would ask us, "What's the shortest verse in the Bible?" and I was the one who always said "John 11:35" straightaway. It stayed with me, the Bible has stayed with me.” SaidChristianAsksMy FamilyVersesStrictRebellious Author:Benjamin Clementine