Artistic frame of mind

Quotes can be particularly striking, especially if it articulates some of our vague impressions in a clear, concise manner. Here is one from Glenn Gould which seemed to capture my own thoughts

Glenn Gould: “For me, the lack of an audience—the total anonymity of the studio—provides the greatest incentive to satisfy my own demands upon myself without consideration for, or qualification by, the intellectual appetite, or lack of it, on the part of the audience. My own view is, paradoxically, that by pursuing the most narcissistic relation to artistic satisfaction one can best fulfill the fundamental obligation of the artist of giving pleasure to others.”