Different people bring out different aspects of ones personality.
There's a reason I moved to NYC, and if I listed all the musicians on my list you'd grow weary.
It wasn't until after private lessons and learning bass lines that I even noticed bass in the music I was listening to at that age. My ears were blown wide open.
I've experienced as much fame as I ever want to.
It's too hard for me to comment on the sorry state of our culture.
Hopefully, as a band, it will grow and develop for a good length of time.