>>78018947He is pretty sincere! Although the problem with that is that there's always going to be a struggle of being too self-aware of whether you're pushing the boundary of imposing things you like and using the privilege you have to be able to share them, or if you should be doing what you think should be the more general expectation. And that can really be a struggle that many artists go through at a time, and definitely not easy when it's in the position he's in.
I know sometimes I come across as someone who doesn't have criticism for him, but as someone in commercial media, I recognize it's kind of a rite of passage to be figuring out the sweet spot of what you think you should be doing, what you want to do, and what works best in regards to all of the factors combined.