A feature very important to any artist is freedom, something that has been acknowledged in Germany to that extent that if somebody chose to study fine arts at an academy of art, his subject would be entitled "Freie Kunst"/free, ie uncommited art, especially as opposed to purposeful art, eg any kind of design, fashion design etc...
An aspect of freedom mostly not much considered is to remain elusive in relation to your output, meaning that your person, your private person though it is the author of all your works, won't too easily be found within those, for to tie whatever down to your own biography would tie down your imagination - and the imagination of beholder - , this wonderful flow/ dream of all things possible and impossible. Probably if you've reached this point, where only the work matters, you couldn't care less about people trying to copy, imitate or even counterfeit you. Anyway if the counterfeit is good and it enables yourself to leave this part of your own passage to somebody else and you to move freely on to something even further beyond, why not do it?! Let there be counterfeits!!
BTW another good reason for remaining elusive is that there may come a time where one feels ashamed for one's daring. It is not always simple or easy.
Eventually I must admit that I am a hopeless romantic about these matters, ever since I've read Hermann Hesse's short story about a painter, who moves around, stays for some time at one place, produces some paintings and as soon as he gets acknowledged by his fellow inhabitants would vanish leaving just his paintings behind...
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