My guitar is not a thing. It is an extension of myself. It is who I am.
Anyone who wants to know who I am can just read my lyrics - I've always written about who I am.
I don't know if I get recognized necessarily, though I do get looked at a lot - but I don't know if it's because of who I am, or if people just think I look weird.
I think what people see in me is one slice of who I am. It does permeate my life in the sense that I don't like to be told what to do, or how to be, or how I can do it. But I'm probably a lot tamer than people would expect.