He went to art school in Italy and attended elite schools that cost a literal fortune. It's safe to say he was at least comfortably middle class and money was a

He went to art school in Italy and attended elite schools that cost a literal fortune. It's safe to say he was at least comfortably middle class and money was always a phone call away. Lots of well off kids bum around being "poor" while their parents pay their expenses. Actual poverty is an entirely different thing and involves going hungry and having your electricity turned off.