The artist is no diferent than the non-artists. In their chosen (or in some cases non-chosen) professions they present their inner-selves to the world. The image of the tormented artist can be found behind the pin-stripe suit or the uniform of a nurse. They happen to expose them selves in their work, and they reveal to the world what the rest of us hide. Some are drunks, some of us have mental problems and some of us are reasonably balanced.

Kendal is correct ... some of them are driven to peform, as many people are driven to work whether it be an illusive strive for some illusion of perfection that they have to obtain.

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