/ əˈkredədəd, ˈärdəst / - a person who is skilled and practices any of the various creative arts, that should be given praise because they earned it and deserve it.

“My role in society, or any artist’s or poet’s role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all.” - John Lennon