Thank you for the in-depth review of Rising Star. I'm still new with two or three weeks under my belt, but I love it.
I try to balance my ego in the way, that I have a buffer of approximately 200 skill points without drunk fans, so if all goes to plan, I never even have 1% of ego. One music lesson per day with a few cards of luck and you can reign in your ego too :o).
Really great game and an excellent review.