Shiva danced the world into existence... that's a very nice thought.
Characters are an extreme form in Shakespeare's theater.
The nearest figure to myself would be Shakespeare.
Shakespeare fascinated me. He hardly ever left the country. His imagination was worldwide though reading.
The Greek sculptor - I don't think he was very different from any of us.
Music is a performing art, as any Native American will tell you. It isn't there in the score.