Could you handle being famous?

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Let's say your writing, music, art, whatever you do got out there, and suddenly everyone knows who you are. Now you're expected to do what other professional artists do, like book signing, concerts, etc. That means getting up in front of dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of people and do your thing right there with them watching. Not to mention, now that people are (hopefully) spending money on your art, you have to do even more of it, and you have to do it faster. If you don't, your agent gets mad, yells at you, and threatens to hand the rights to your life's work to somebody else. Could you handle it?

Me, definitely not. I love it when people read my books, but I'm happy with my semi-anonymity on the internet. I don't think I'd do well if I was as famous as someone like J.K. Rowling.

I wouldn't call myself famous, but I worked with many who are. Right after college, I spent the next couple decades being a notable (not "famous") activist in my state. Several years ago, I realized that I had missed out on my post-college years because I had worked in behalf of others. I have very little memory of my own life during that time. I prize my privacy now.

If an individual wishes to be famous, he or she should consider what would be lost in the deal.

My only concern with popularity/fame as an artist is the increased pressure I'd be under.

Apart from that though I'd be fine. The advantage of being a famous artist is that people expect you to be eccentric. So I could feasibly continue being myself (or even be more like myself) and it would only add to my mysterious and creative persona

No, I already suffer from severe paranoia and already feel like I'm being watched or followed, I also do not care about recognition for my talents.

No way, I value my privacy too much. Don't even get me started on the social obligations that come along with it.

Big fat "no." I would not be able to handle being famous and everyone knowing who I am, and I'm now deeply glad that never happened when I was pursuing a career in one of the arts.

There are still things I do which, in order to maybe be able to make an income, would involve a form of "fame" for any kind of success, and I now actively think of ways that doesn't have to happen, like using a pseudonym business name instead of my real name or even a "public" stage name kind of thing. I want to make a business/income of something I currently do that does also tend to make a person "famous" if they actually find success with it, but I don't want the fame. I would handle all that comes with it very, very badly, I already know it, and I value my privacy and lack of obligations.

I can barely handle basic eye contact, let alone the mere concept of fame, so I'm going to have to say no.

I seriously doubt it.

I have no idea.

Moderate fame I could handle, but not Kim Kardashian & Co. levels of it.

No, but fame would come with a benefit, the benefit being that I would send all media outlets and annoying gossip shows to "the other Portland" to look for me.

When I was a teenager I sometimes told myself I wanted to be famous, but now I don't like even having my photo taken, so I guess the answer for me is no. I could handle seeing my name on the cover of a best-selling book as long as the general public didn't know what I looked like or anything else significant about me.

I would also use a fake name and/or speak with a phony accent whenever someone from a media outlet or an annoying gossip show wants an interview with me.

No. I would absolutely hate being recognized by strangers I happened to pass by, and book signing and things like that would not be for me. Ugh. No thanks. I would also hate to be of interest to the press. I hate having my pic taken, so I would really hate paparazzi and selfie takers.
I also couldn't stand having to deal that much with people. It's enough as it is with random neighbor encounters etc.
I just wanna be left alone, so no fame for me.

The only thing I would love about fame, is the presumed money that would go along with it.

I don't think I could. All that's promo, events, being in public is something really difficult, not even in the sense paranoia, just really draining. It's a job in itself. I'm not good at promoting myself, not good with too many people, their energy, noise, movements and lights. For some reason I watched a red carpet video yesterday, and the person was standing without blinking at all the flashes. It would feel surreal, and I don't think I could even keep my eyes open like that. Plus the dumpsters of that world, appearance, fake, blood sucking industries and journalism. That's really not me, and I don't yield easily. Seeing it with another perspective, interviews could be fun..

Been famous. Or at least greatly publicly recognized. Hated it. It was the worse kind of superficial social interaction, and I couldn't get away from it. Sometimes I just wanna buy a coffee and knit...