"In the hierarchy of instruments, if you're a harpist, you're considered someone with a brain much more than if you're a singer."

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In the hierarchy, the artist faces outward. Meeting someone new he asks himself, What can this person do for me? How can this person advance my standing?   In the hierarchy, the artist looks up and looks down. The one place he can't look is that place he must: within.

— Steven Pressfield