I wouldn't judge people on their instant responses. 
It's very hard to predict what people are thinking.
Your reputation is what influences people to think, feel and talk about you the way they do.
I realize I'm an ambitious guy, but I just try to take things as they come, you know, for the most part.
If we spent as much time feeling positive about getting older, as we do trying to stay young, how much different our lives would be. 
You can sit in front of a computer and have a blank slate and be completely overwhelmed by the possibilities and not get anywhere. 
When Depeche Mode put out a single you knew that a week later you could go and buy the 12 and it would have six versions and they were all better. 
I know that there's a lot of room to maneuver in those kind of ghostly musical spheres ... 