Chris Wink

About Chris

• Says he didn't know exactly what he wanted to do in college because he had such a wide variety of interests.
• Considers himself a "late bloomer," had never been singled out as a "creative person," had to figure it out on his own.
• Felt like he would've been a good "Renaissance man," but the pressure today is "pick one thing and do it."
• After college, felt immense pressure to make money, started thinking of taking jobs that would've taken him "off of his bliss path."
• Heard Joseph Campbell say that every myth can be boiled down to one message: "follow your bliss."
• Hadn't been told that before; remembered telling a prep school teacher that he wanted to play drums, was told it'd be a poor use of his education.
• Doesn't count his awards, pay as his "success," says he became "successful" the day the Blue Man Group started doing their performance art.
• Stresses that doing the work you love every day is what pays off, not grand achievements or money; those things lose their shine quickly.