This seems in contrast to those like Robyn Williams whose lives are deeply connected to their art. As Cherri Minns describes:
If he wasn’t working, he was a shell of himself. And when he worked, it was like a light bulb was turned on.
📑 The ones who disappear
“I chose not to take the standard options in my business – going to Vegas and singing your great hits, if you’re lucky, or going to hell, which is where Elvis went,” Lennon said. “Walking away is much harder than carrying on.”
Austin Kleon collects together a number of perspectives on the challenges of walking away and finding balance. Kleon discusses the choices of Rick Moranis and John Lennon’s choices to stay at home with children.