Vanity can easily overtake wisdom. It usually overtakes common sense.
The thing for me is I never had this burning desire to do a solo record my whole life.
But it can be hard to experiment when you're in a band.
Make sure your heart is singing right until the day it stops.
I kinda like messing with perception a little bit. Kind of what drugs do sometimes, and drinking. I mean, you know, you mess with your mind a little bit to see life from different angles. Within reason, if you can handle it.
Working on music is the funnest thing for me, and I love it, and I could do it all day, all night.