It's the only Vonnegut novel with the remotely happy ending. Unfortunately, it was only the third or fourth Vonnegut novel I'd ever read, so it changed my expectations. I just am who I am. If the public doesn't like it, they can bugger off. But I'm not going to run around wearing kid's shoes and kabuki make-up or anything.
Fame is important.
I want to play Madison Square Gardens. I don't think there's anybody in this business who doesn't want to be famous. It's too much work to not want fame in some way. Build up the muscles in your middle finger instead. It's the people who tell you that you suck who make you stronger.