The element of obsession is terribly important for an artist.
Most of us aren't very graceful about not having our needs met, when and how we want them met.
An artist without obsession isn't worth a damn!
Good is not the opposite of evil, joy is the opposite of evil.
I never get my creativity flowing. I'm a pro, this is how I earn my living. If it don't flow, I don't eat.
People are judged continuously everywhere on the most intimate level by the prices on their head. Most of them accept the judgment. It's very hard to have self-respect, or to maintain a state of creativity under these conditions.