MOTM

>>> Answer: dedication to a personal vision of art.<<
> 
> I thought that was what CD's were for.  Seems like his vision of art was lost
> on that crowd.

Depends on whether the vision involves CDs as an end product, or live
playing, or both. Many people play live to promote CD sales. Many people
play live simply because they enjoy it.

>>> Not everyone in this world is focused on "What's in it for ME?!?"<<
> 
> It should be "what's the best use of my limited time for creating something
> new 
> and what will be enjoyable to the greatest number of people".

"should be" according to whom? You? Some universal law of how people should
spend their time and energy? Why does the "greatest number of people" enter
into it? By that measure we should all be attempting to emulate Britney
Spears and the Backstreet Boys.
 
>>> c) Robert enjoys travelling<<
> 
> But travelling with a boat load of gear doesn't sound very enjoyable. Maybe
> that's just my vision of hell.

He seemed to be enjoying it when I spent the day with him during his last
tour. I'll tell you how he's doing when he passes through here in late July
(if you're interested, but I get the impression you're not).
 
>>> d) Robert enjoys meeting people as much as he enjoys playing<<
> 
> He'd do better at NAMM.

He does that, too. That's where I met him. NAMM's a hard place to have
conversations, though--too noisy.

You seem to be inferring a lot from a second-hand account of one
performance. 
 
--Adam