@charliejane yes, yes, all of that. I am not a celebrity, I'm just a shmuck who sits alone in a room and writes.

Wearing my "English Degree" hat, I also feel obliged to throw out: "separating art from the artist" is a postmodern critical tool, intended for literary analysis. Using it routinely is like saying, "I hear hydraulic jackhammers are way cool, I need one for my apartment."

For most of history, art and artist were one and the same.

For people not engaging in literary analysis, SAFA is misuse of a professional tool. Which, fine, play with literary tools all you want, talking about art is cool, but don't claim that this tool is the unimpeachable cultural standard! It just isn't.