R. Crumb

Yeah, exactly. Precisely.

Yeah, exactly. Precisely.

Because they were there, and they were part of the whole experience of all that tawdry, low-class imagery that was boiling in my brain. That was part of it, is that jungle bunny image. That was there. It was part of it. It wasn't there before, but it boiled up. So it was obviously in the collective subconscious, and I just didn't have any control. I just had to draw what was there.

Because they were there, and they were part of the whole experience of all that tawdry, low-class imagery that was boiling in my brain. That was part of it, is that jungle bunny image. That was there. It was part of it. It wasn't there before, but it boiled up. So it was obviously in the collective subconscious, and I just didn't have any control. I just had to draw what was there.

Because they were there, and they were part of the whole experience of all that tawdry, low-class imagery that was boiling in my brain. That was part of it, is that jungle bunny image. That was there. It was part of it. It wasn't there before, but it boiled up. So it was obviously in the collective subconscious, and I just didn't have any control. I just had to draw what was there.

And I don't think Angel Flew McSpade can really legitimately be called an African-American woman. It's a cartoon stereotype, crazy image of something that's in the imaginations of people. It's not actually a representation of an African-American woman.

And I don't think Angel Flew McSpade can really legitimately be called an African-American woman. It's a cartoon stereotype, crazy image of something that's in the imaginations of people. It's not actually a representation of an African-American woman.

And I don't think Angel Flew McSpade can really legitimately be called an African-American woman. It's a cartoon stereotype, crazy image of something that's in the imaginations of people. It's not actually a representation of an African-American woman.

Yes, they did. A lot of people just took it at face value. And, you know, I can't let that stop me. It has to come out. What's in there had to come out. I really couldn't stop it. If I worried about how it was going to be construed too much, obviously I had some concern of that, but I didn't want to be too hurtful, but at the same time I had to... I had to put on the paper.

Yes, they did. A lot of people just took it at face value. And, you know, I can't let that stop me. It has to come out. What's in there had to come out. I really couldn't stop it. If I worried about how it was going to be construed too much, obviously I had some concern of that, but I didn't want to be too hurtful, but at the same time I had to... I had to put on the paper.

Yes, they did. A lot of people just took it at face value. And, you know, I can't let that stop me. It has to come out. What's in there had to come out. I really couldn't stop it. If I worried about how it was going to be construed too much, obviously I had some concern of that, but I didn't want to be too hurtful, but at the same time I had to... I had to put on the paper.

I had this direct line from the brain stem to the paper. There was no super ego, the socialized self. All that was just swept away.

I had this direct line from the brain stem to the paper. There was no super ego, the socialized self. All that was just swept away.

I had this direct line from the brain stem to the paper. There was no super ego, the socialized self. All that was just swept away.

You betcha, yeah. So, you know, I have no secrets. I'm probably one of the few human beings on the planet that I have no secrets. Everybody who looks at my comics knows exactly what I'm about. It's all there.

You betcha, yeah. So, you know, I have no secrets. I'm probably one of the few human beings on the planet that I have no secrets. Everybody who looks at my comics knows exactly what I'm about. It's all there.

You betcha, yeah. So, you know, I have no secrets. I'm probably one of the few human beings on the planet that I have no secrets. Everybody who looks at my comics knows exactly what I'm about. It's all there.

The darkest side of me, it's all on paper. So that allows me to be a pretty nice guy in real life. It's all out there on paper, foisted on the public.

The darkest side of me, it's all on paper. So that allows me to be a pretty nice guy in real life. It's all out there on paper, foisted on the public.

The darkest side of me, it's all on paper. So that allows me to be a pretty nice guy in real life. It's all out there on paper, foisted on the public.