"I think the ultimate definition of success is getting whatever it is we deserve, whether everything, anything, or nothing, and not thinking it was a mistake. Respect will always top money, and integrity will always top fame. Looking at today’s “music stars,” that doesn’t seem to be a very popular belief. In my opinion, the most successful musician of today is Ryan Adams. He has found this perfect niche of success that I think is one-of-a-kind in a way where he can write 500 songs a day, release three albums a year, show up and play two songs and leave, marry Mandy Moore, have Elton John call him a genius, duet with Norah Jones, quit music to write books, play Madison Square Garden in platform shoes and a sideways ponytail, dance around with death metal and traditional country, release 11 albums in one day under a variety of aliases, act like a chameleon in his sound and appearance, hate himself publicly, love himself publicly and at the end of the day everyone else’s opinions never mattered and he walked out of it himself. Success is everlasting integrity, and always having your hands on the reigns is most important."
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