To a large degree, those early lean days were self-imposed.
I wouldn't dream of selling my work. I give them to friends, to charities.
I'm not doing my work for constant success.
But I did a lot of boxing and I was captain of an Australian surf club.
I married at a tender age during my early stage and radio struggles.
To put what you see on paper is the same as funneling what you feel through yourself as a performer.