The Counterfeit Innovator Is Wildly Self-confident. The

Creative Work Is Not A Selfish Act Or A Bid For Attention On The Part Of The Actor. It's A Gift To The World And Every Being In It. Don't Cheat Us Of Your Contribution. Give Us What You've Got.

Every Sun Casts A Shadow, And Genius's Shadow Is Resistance.

On The Artist's Journey We Are Redefining And Reconfiguring Ourselves And Our Lives.

That’s Why An Artist Must Be A Warrior And, Like All Warriors, Artists Over Time Acquire Modesty And Humility. They May, Some Of Them, Conduct Themselves Flamboyantly In Public. But Alone With The Work They Are Chaste And Humble. They Know They Are Not The Source Of The Creations They Bring Into Being. They Only Facilitate. They Carry. They Are The Willing And Skilled Instruments Of The Gods And Goddesses They Serve.

Those Who Will Not Govern Themselves Are Condemned To Find Masters To Govern Over Them.