the discerning eye will always be able to see the life of the person, their experiences in what they create
It really is the source of the creativity, otherwise it's just a technical craft.
On that topic, I picked up my guitar the other night and started playing some of my old songs. I amazed myself at how attuned I had been to my own neurosis and limiting beliefs. My lyrics said everything about me, but it took me decades to understand what it was that I already knew.