Mary Toolan .... Quite agree.
Complacency... feeling that I've gotten as good as i want to and I tend to not be good at maintenance so I lose my good qualities.
a very loud internal critic telling you you're not good enough.
Knowledge limits me instead of giving me freedom.
Lack of consistency !!
Unoriginality... you end up creating mimics of someone else’s art! Whenever I’m working on a project I shut out the possibility of being nearly influenved by others work.
Thinking about the audience. You need to like what YOU really like first. I believe that there are too many musicians out there that are caring too much what the audience will think. I believe that the most successful pop artist didn't make their career, initially, from looking for fans - it can't work this way. At least not if you have any expectations to leave some legacy....
Trying to write based on what's external and not what's inside.
Long brake from your craft.
Long interruption.