I moved further and further away from mass entertainment. The sexual element became increasingly sinister and bizarre. Don't blame me! The bastards drove me to it! They all backed off after that! Robert Crumb backbastardbizarre Change image and share on social
Most of my adult life I had this towering contempt for America. Robert Crumb adultamericacontempt Change image and share on social
I felt so painfully isolated that I vowed I would get revenge on the world by becoming a famous cartoonist. Robert Crumb cartoonistfamousfelt Change image and share on social
You can't make everybody love you. It's an exercise in futility, and it's probably not even a good idea to try. Robert Crumb exercisefutilitygood Change image and share on social
In my midteens I went through a brief stage of religious fanaticism, but it was very much about just saying prayers and stuff like that, reciting rosaries and spending a lot of time on that kind of Catholic ritual. Robert Crumb catholicfanaticismkind share on social
I would call myself a Gnostic. Which means, I'm interested in pursuing and understanding the spiritual nature of things. A Gnostic is somebody seeking knowledge of that aspect of reality. Robert Crumb aspectcallgnostic Change image and share on social
Yeah, I was a child of American popular culture. Robert Crumb americanchildculture Change image and share on social
I do covers for CDs and LPs of music that I like, reissues of old-time music, and then I'm inspired to make some kind of drawing based on this love of the music. I don't do album covers or CD covers for groups or musicians I don't like or have no interest in. Robert Crumb albumbasecover share on social
Some things I won't do for any amount of money. Like for instance, there's a couple of CEOs of very large corporations that offered me lots of money to do special pictures for them. And I just refused to do that. Even if it was a million dollars I wouldn't do it. Robert Crumb amountceocorporation share on social
Throwaway pens are no good - I never liked them. I've tried them all. Robert Crumb goodhavepen Change image and share on social