Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself.
My best male friend is my best friend until he crosses me. We're all protective of the self.
I think it is the weak and the young and the minorities that you need to look after to get a healthy creative environment - to get a lot of choices, a lot of different styles of music, a lot experimental stuff that everyone else feeds off.

