This might be true for the arts, I’m not even sure.
Do artists only have a certain amount of great pieces in them?
I mean, painters, writers, singers, and comics are not often creating hits into their 70’s.
Don’t most peak in their late 20’s or early 30’s?
Of course someone will think of a few exceptions.
Maybe it’s just an issue of large numbers and inertia.
You may have more of a megaphone, simply based on audience size…
But, creatively, we are all always beginners.
Aren’t we?
I have a fear that I have a personal quota, bestowed at birth, of first-rate songs allotted to me, and I worry, after every new song I write, that I have finally reached that magic number. So, inevitably, mixed with the satisfaction of accomplishment is anxiety and sadness that this might be the end. The uncertainty is vexing, but it keeps me humble. I am always a beginner, again and again. I work, even when I worry.
