Some of us are 'Listening Oiks' and some of us are 'Performing Oiks'And to be a 'Performing Oik' requires a certain amount of Ego .
I know a number of 'Performing Oiks' who do NOT push for work , altough they may be superb singers or players - Maybe this is due to
a well paid day job , hence no Financial Drive to get Gigs , or to a basic innate modesty - Who cares - WHEN they Gig they do well !!
I have also met ( and worked with) people who were Ego personified ,
regardless of their talent or ability to 'work' an audience !
The 'Junkie' aspect seems to bear no relation to talent and ability .