Artists are...

Earlier in the year we discussed the idea of the artist/poet and what/who they are. eventually i came to the idea that Artists are... obsessive compulsive, anal, micromanaging, copycatting, control freak, directors with their heads in the clouds high on something. whatever it is they're on i want some. an artist has mere moments, especially in an oral culture, to present his art to the world. they must know, be creative as hell, and be in perfect control. if they slip they are soooooo screwed it isn't even funny.

oh, yeah, i forgot to add that they are glory hounds on a quest for immortality