the guidance stipe [of r.e.m.] provided yorke [of radiohead] at the height of radiohead's fame almost certainly kept the band from breaking up. to hear stipe explain it, their interaction was almost academic-- he talks about the complexity of "dealing with words" and how all performers "are missing something in their dna" and that it's almost impossible for artists to balance their inherent insecurity with the ego required to display oneself in public.
-- from a SPIN magazine article by chuck klosterman

i just thought this was interesting. i especially found the last part insightful... balancing inherent insecurity with ego. to me it seems much less of a balancing act than it is a process of trying to completely obliterate the latter-- at least when it comes to leading worship.

i dunno... too many thoughts going on in my head. i don't know what i'm saying.