You do not become a critic until it has been completely established to your own satisfaction that you cannot be a poet.
It wasn't success, because Teller and I, by the time Asparagus Valley got together - within a year, we had achieved all our goals. I mean, our goal was to earn our living doing exactly what we wanted. Which is many people's goal.
I would rather be having a burger and beers with my mates but I can't do that when I know I've got to dance.