Biographie

Is credited with coining the term "superstar."

Avoided the subject of death, except in his paintings (the Disaster series). He did not attend the funerals of his superstars nor did he attend his mother's funeral when she died in November 1972. After she passed away he continued to give the impression that she was still alive to people who would ask about her. Warhol did not mention his mother's death to any of his close friends. As late as 1976, when friends asked about his mother, Andy said, 'Oh, she's great. But she doesn't get out of bed much."

An astute businessman in the art world, he left an estate worth $500 million when he died.

David Bowie borrowed one of Warhol's wigs from The Andy Warhol Museum to portray Warhol in Basquiat (1996). Bowie had written the song "Andy Warhol" in tribute to him, which featured on his 1971 album "Hunky Dory".

Was a frequent guest at the infamous "Studio 54"

I would rather watch somebody buy their underwear than read a book they wrote.

In the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes.

I am a deeply superficial person.

Success is when the checks don't bounce.

I'd prefer to remain a mystery. I never like to give my background and, anyway, I make it all up different every time I'm asked. It's not just that it's part of my image not to tell everything, it's just that I forget what I said the day before, and I have to make it all up over again.