Comment by inglor_cz

"His success at that persuaded him that he was an Important Moral Authority."

Isn't this rather common in artists? Bono of U2 comes to mind as a very pronounced example.

The problem with being a well-known artist is that you have way too many sycophants. Imagine getting dozens of ChatGPT-like fawning messages every day, but from real people, and not just over e-mail, but whenever you stray out of your house and someone recognizes you.

That will mess with self-image of almost everyone except the most stoic personalities.