Memoirs of "?": Entry II

By Mickey Factz (2016)
On album Mickey MauSe (2016)

Mickey MauSe
[Thoughts from Mau
Se]

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Mickey Mau
Se: Interview with Andy Warhol... June 11th, 1986. Andy, first & foremost I want to take the time to say thank you, for conducting this interview with me. So the 1st question I have is if you could paint anybody in the world, who would it be?

Andy Warhol: I'd paint anybody, anybody that asked me

Mau
Se: Really? Wow, even a random guy just walking down 5th avenue, who came up to you, you just would paint them?

Warhol: Uh, yes. Mhmm

Mau
Se: Right right well, how I mean how long does it... you know like...

Warhol: Well, by doing you know by spending more time on it. Its just.. its just like a person who spends more time on one picture

Mau
Se: ooh ok...

Warhol: I just spend more time doing more than one picture

Mau
Se: OK well let's switch gears. What kind of camera do you use?

Warhol: I've got this um... Mr. Landon invented this great camera that was called uh a Polaroid, it was called a poto roid um big shot

Mau
Se: Polar.. A Polaroid.. yea

Warhol: And uh it just takes uh the face of the person, I..I.. haven't learned how to do the body yet. I mean I..I... I've done it before but not..not really and so this.. this picture just takes a picture of um... just the face and it seems to uh.. I don't know, there's something about the camera that makes it lo.. makes the person look uh... just right.. and uh it takes... it just takes... takes their head shots its..its like getting a passport picture...

Mau
Se: Yea

Warhol: They usually always come out great

Mau
Se: Yea well I've actually been using a portable Polaroid as of late to take pictures of girls naked. It um definitely focuses on the body more. Ha ha... Which is good. I try to get at least 20 to 25 shots because the film is extremely expensive. How many shots do you take by the way?

Warhol: No, I take I take at least 200

Mau
Se: Wow

Warhol: Maybe more

Mau
Se: Wow 200 shots?

Warhol: Then I, yea, Then I pick and sometimes I... I um.. you know take a half a picture from one picture and another picture lifted from another picture

Mau
Se: Insane... and these.. and these are all black & white I presume?

Warhol: It..its usually a color picture and I turn it to a black and white um.. photograph

Mau
Se: Let's talk about your work now. When you first started, people felt you weren't that good. They weren't into the pop art. Now everyone has your work in their museums. Do you like your work up now? Like.. do you like to see it out like that?

Warhol: Umm, oh no, I like them in closets

Mau
Se: whaa... Ha Ha Ha... what? why?

Warhol: oh well... because people collect them and then they put em away they don't have to put them up on the wall... at least they have them

Mau
Se: He he heeeee. Wow. Well what do you suggest is the best way to get ideas for me? I'm young, I'm starting out, I like to have naked girls around when I...when I paint. So wha..what do you suggest?

Warhol: Well, no you can listen to really good music

Mau
Se: Oh Really? Well I-I used to have a boom box when I spray painted in The Bronx listening to Curtis Blow...

Warhol: Oh yea...

Mau
Se: & Krs-1. So... But..but.. I heard you were an opera fan

Warhol: Oh I always liked opera. I used to go when I was I very young...

Mau
Se: OK...

Warhol: And now when you, you know with this great its a.. I think its another Sony ma- machine... its a.. its... its called a Walk-A-bout or a Walk-A-Man

Mau
Se: A.. A...A walk-man... yea Walk-man

Warhol: or something like that and uh.. its.. its.. actually really terrific... & you can.. you can hear it as stereo in your ear and its.. its its... its really great

Mau
Se: Oh.. well... who did enjoy painting the most? Marilyn Monroe? JFK? Madonna?

Warhol: I think Li- LIza Min- Minelli

Mau
Se: What? You gotta be kidding me... Liza Minelli? Of all people?

Warhol: Well umm.. because I was able to sort of uh

Mau
Se: Yea, explain. You gotta explain

Warhol: Do her... and do the painting like the way I used to do them years ago. And... And I I just did them recently. And uh it um.. It had the right look and the right colors

Mau
Se: Oh OK... I see.. well she's kind of a bitch to me man but eh whatever, I don't...I don't really care

Warhol: Yes... I can... well..

Mau
Se: Ha Ha Ha

Warhol: uh she's a great person...

Mau
Se: Ight, whatever you say man. Well, I sent some artwork over to Edie for you to look at did you get them? Do u like them?

Warhol: Well no I don't. But uh

Mau
Se: What?

Warhol: I have them... I wish I... I wish I didn't

Mau
Se: What?.. Fuck u Andy. You don't think it would be a good idea to at least look at the art?

Warhol: Uh... it would be a good idea... Yea...

Mau
Se: You're a jerk man. You gotta look at what the youth is doing Andy. So you can stay and remain young man

Warhol: Oh no.. I'm.. no I'm...I'm...I'm old

Mau
Se: Oh.. Oh you're old now? Ha ha... come on man...

Warhol: Oh yes, I'm old, yea... They call me granny

Mau
Se: What?

Warhol: they call me granny. They do

Mau
Se: Who at The Factory is calling you granny? Is it Keith? Is it Kenny?

Warhol: Uh everybody does

Mau
Se: Wow. Really? But why do you think they do? Cause I'm a start soon

Warhol: Uh I don't know... They.. they say I'm old

Mau
Se: Ha ha... It could be because we love you man... Ha ha

Warhol: Uh no, its not a sign of affection

Mau
Se: What?

Warhol: It's mean

Mau
Se: No man... You must hate us man..

Warhol: Uh... well no, I like everybody... so... that's affection

Mau
Se: Ha ha.. So you trying to tell me, after the years you've known me, there's nothing about me or anybody else that you hate?

Warhol: Ummmm.. well if they talk a lot

Mau
Se: Ha ha... come on Andy...

Warhol: *chuckles*

Mau
Se: So if I shut up and end this interview, I'd be cool to you?

Warhol: Ye... yes... that's a really nice person

Mau
Se: OK fine... I'll get you later man... Mau
Se

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Mau
Se: Lights, Camera, Action!

Mause!!!!

[Verse 1]
Young, black, gifted, talented, I don't even try
Just started using camera's, I won't even lie, I...
Got girls naked taking pictures, am I dreaming! Nah
I think I got a genius eye, love how she look when she got no bra
I, I'm I'm turning heads critics look at me different
My life on the edge, painting women the illest
Black, White, Yellow, Red, hopefully y'all can get it
Skill with a little bit of feel, make em feel a little thrill, now they all wanna chill
When I'm in it, in it
5'9" mouse ears visually mesmerized
Mask down, all black I'm unidentified
New balance or the Jordan's, I never can decide
I'm not a trendy guy but I was fly before 25
My art got em in a fairy tale trance
And with this aerosol can, I'm like a marathon man
And if you never saw my face, then you never had a chance, SO!

[Cee-lo]
Wonder what it look like, look at me! Hey!

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