[nogabebop23]

You would think someone who said:

I actually worry a lot that as I get "popular" I'll be able to get away with saying stupider stuff than I would have dared say before. This sort of thing happens to a lot of people, and I would really like to avoid it

would probaly talk less or at least narrow his focus.

replace artists with parents and re-read https://idlewords.com/2005/04/dabblers_and_blowhards.htm