The Times of London is asking a group of leading artists to explain how they got their start, how they learned to balance authenticity with success, and what aspiring artists should expect to encounter. The answers are diverse and fascinating: “I never knew I wanted to be an artist – it was just a sort of burden that I was born with… I find the hardest bit is generating ideas – sitting there and thinking things through makes me feel lazy if I don’t come up with stuff.”