You have to find a way to protect yourself in a certain way from people who are constantly demanding your time.
I started playing with a group of young people when I was 13. I turned professional when I was 15 and I played dance halls, this on bass guitar.
All of the musicians when I was young used to always say you had to tell a story when you're a musician.
The whole point in developing your own style is to find your own voice.
To me, at its best, that's what art should do, perform both the emotional and intellectual function. 
I want to be surprised by what people do, I don't want to work with people who need to be told what to do. I want people to show me what they've got.
