Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Dennis Crumbis an American cartoonist and musician who often signs his work R. Crumb. His work displays a nostalgia for American folk culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and satire of contemporary American culture...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth30 August 1943
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
stuff way firsts
The work itself is what motivates me. I like my own stuff, you know? I like the way it looks. I do it to please myself first.
people long stories
I lose patience with long stories. I get people who go, "Crumb, do some long stories, do a graphic novel." Novel-schmovel.
men leader want
Violence begets violence, and then you get leaders who are violent men. And you don't want that.
real drawing people
I always had a sketchbook with me when I was young. I was hiding behind it, basically, hiding behind drawing because I couldn't cope with people in real life; I was very shy and very nervous around people.
vigor
Your vigor for life appalls me.
children kids theatre
I was a child of American popular culture. All I did as a kid was what I could get at the local supermarket or the dime store. Nothing else was seen. Plus what was on television, or the movie theatre. That was it.
children culture yeah
Yeah, I was a child of American popular culture.
art world littles
The fine-art world knows very little about the cartoon world.
negative aspect worst
I'm just a negative person, a deeply negative person. I see the worst aspects of everything.
thinking people reason
Some of the wealthy collectors have paid lots of money for artwork that I already did, but I didn't do it with the intention of catering to them. I think part of the reason my work is attractive to people like that is because it doesn't cater to them.
america tradition reactions
The French hold onto their traditions. I was always so alienated in America. My work was this constant reaction to that.
taken drawing people
I use photos a lot for drawing people and personalities, but they're almost never photos that I've taken.
song kids heart
Hey kids, while you're out smashing the state keep a smile on your lips and a song in your hearts.
artist people doe
They can buy talent. You can't buy it for yourself, but you can buy other people's talent to serve your purposes. And once an artist does that, he becomes like a plaything of the rich.