Musicians are at the bottom of the creative pyramid and authors are at the top, and many people think it's unacceptable for someone to attempt to jump from the bottom to the top of the pyramid.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There are artists who think they have to be on top all the time. I think that would be exhausting.
People think that at the top there isn't much room. They tend to think of it as an Everest. My message is that there is tons of room at the top.
Most artists have experienced the creative block. We get stuck in our work. We beat our head against the wall: nothing. Sometimes, it is because we are trying something at the wrong time.
When one puts up a building one makes an elaborate scaffold to get everything into its proper place. But when one takes the scaffold down, the building must stand by itself with no trace of the means by which it was erected. That is how a musician should work.
The truly creative people tend to be outliers.
You can be on top of everything, and the next minute, you're going to be on the bottom.
Getting to the top is one thing, but staying there is quite another. That's the difficult bit.
In a way, I feel it might be ill-mannered to try and top myself. The music I play is a ritual. Something that matters to people in a special way. I wouldn't want to interfere with that.
There is only one position for an artist anywhere; and that is upright.
There is no top. There are always further heights to reach.