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I'm scared of myself - terrified of my own mind.
I felt that way when I was 17. I was very talented but I was afraid because I came from a religious family and was told my subject matter was disturbing and I thought maybe they were right. So I denied myself of progressing and can't get that fire back. I know I have no one to blame but myself for giving in to that bs. I can still create things now but do not have any passion for it.
I tell my kids, who also create, to just do it. It is their work and they are in control, whether it is violent, sexual or abstract. I even tell them its okay to curse when they write stories or songs if that is how they feel.
Art is selfish. Do your music, kick, howl, scream, cry, whatever it takes. Get it all down and record it. If life is pain, use it. Don't stop.