I met Rick Rubin once about 5 years ago. I hadn’t seen recent picture of him. I get out of my office and there he is, in the lobby: shoeless, looking like he hasn’t showered in days. I legitimately thought a homeless person wandered into our office. Then I get told, “This is your talent for today”, and realize this is who I’m about to interview. He definitely looked like the poorest person in the room.
What I’m really trying to say is fuck Mikey Taylor and his fried gentrified advice. That dude couldn’t invest his way out of a paper bag.