For some reason if we hear 100 praises and one criticism, we focus on that one hurtful thing.
I think the best thing an artist can do is not hang out with other artists. I really dislike hanging out with musicians, for the most part, except for a few select friends, because I don't like to talk about music all the time.
Consequently, most of us really exist at the mercy of other people's formulations of what's important.

