Art is my 'solo career' if you like. Musically, as a bass player, I depend on other musicians to play, whereas, with painting, I'm on my own. I find it quite easy to switch heads and I enjoy both the mayhem of being on tour and the serenity of being alone in my art studio.
I still get a buzz from seeing young kids making music.
To me, NOTHING is 'new'.
My encyclopedic knowledge of rock and roll is a millstone around my neck.
It would be difficult to do art without music (music subsidises the art).
In my moments of down time I tend to listen to Blues.