There's a show on VH1 called "Driven". I've seen two or three episodes now, so I think I'm qualified to give an opinion. Here it is: the show should be titled "Bullshit".
The show profiles an entertainer by speaking with people who are or were close to him/her. The point is, I believe, to inform the audience of how the entertainer dodged obstacles and overcame barriers and never stopped until they reached their intended destination. Woo-Hah! Got you all in check!
This is all fine and dandy, but don't try to con the audience into believing the intended destination was "musician" or "singer". The intended destination was "fame". Fame is something much easier to obtain than talent. Much easier.
VH1 should profile me. Chris Lincoln: Driven. Driven to know. Driven to find patterns. Driven to expel 100% of the non-essential. Driven to push the limits of taste. Driven to live, eat, breath, and shit the truth. Driven to go harder and faster. Driven to stay up later, read more, be more comfortable, understand. Driven to love and laugh and act like a retard. Driven to take more pills and smoke more and dip more. Driven to care even less about you. But you know what? I'm not driven. I'm the fucking driver.
