It betrays hubris on the part of the artist to think his medium is limiting him, and I think we all recognize this.
There are domains in which expertise is not possible. Stock picking is a good example. And in long-term political strategic forecasting, it's been shown that experts are just not better than a dice-throwing monkey.
You're blinded by lights and you see all these people who come out, and it's exciting. It's scary and it's exciting all rolled into one.

