My essential identity is that of a writer.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A writer is what I am.
By and large, the critics and readers gave me an affirmed sense of my identity as a writer. You might know this within yourself, but to have it affirmed by others is of utmost importance. Writing is, after all, a form of communication.
I'm a writer; it's not just what I do, but who I am.
My writing is authentic, and whatever happens in my life is what I write about.
Writing about identity can be like maneuvering through a minefield, even when considering contemporary figures who have discussed the subject themselves.
I was a businessman for 16 years of my life, so when I started writing, I wanted to keep my literary identity separate.
My identity started developing through the songs I was writing.
Now I'm not an author, I'm a writer, that's all I am.
I've always been interested in how fast-moving our identity is and that I've never been able to pin down who I truly am. That inspires me to write, because I feel like that cements me a bit, in that I find my identity in being an artist.
The most important thing for me as an artist is having an identity.