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What does it mean?
Fans who follow an artist's work often feel they know the person, but this knowledge is incomplete and may include misconceptions.
In plain terms
People think they know me from my work, but they only see part of me.
What can you take from it?
Public perception of a person is often based on their public output, not their full reality.

Where it applies

  • interviews
  • meet and greets
  • social media comments

Putting it to work

  • setting boundaries with fans
  • managing public narrative

Questions to consider

  • How much of yourself do you reveal publicly?
  • Can anyone truly know you through your work?

Another view

The artist still acknowledges some people do feel they know them.

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