I like universities, but the Demon gets itchy when I'm in an academic atmosphere for too long. The Demon is my creative part, the part that writes music and words. I often visit universities as guest composer for a few days or a week. I love to work with students, give workshops, coach my music and share ideas with the teachers. He doesn't want to analyze art, he wants to create it.
Some people can, but most composers complain that the academic atmosphere is restrictive.
Maybe it's all the other stuff you have to do besides teaching - committee meetings and so forth. Pick the right mate. Composing is too hard a life to live alone. I never thought I'd get married, the Demon saw it as an interference. Then I met my wife, Ulla, in Denmark.