javiklasicki
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Nah, i reckon he'd be the same. Some people are just predisposed to be the way they are and although a lot of formation of character comes during the pre teen years, I do believe the teen years can be more formative in terms of character predisposition.
I think his problems during adolescence (acne, isolation - especially this) ultimately formed and moulded him more (in terms of his "shyness" and general personality and outlook) than his childhood "problems".
I often think that when he said he had "lost his childhood", there was always an element of truth to what he was saying. But more cryptically and i think more to the essence of what he meant, was that he had literally lost his childhood - he was an adult now. And i think this search for childhood and childlike elements and qualities was what was in his opinion, the way to best live and creatively operate (at least to his personal understanding).
Just my hinch
I think his problems during adolescence (acne, isolation - especially this) ultimately formed and moulded him more (in terms of his "shyness" and general personality and outlook) than his childhood "problems".
I often think that when he said he had "lost his childhood", there was always an element of truth to what he was saying. But more cryptically and i think more to the essence of what he meant, was that he had literally lost his childhood - he was an adult now. And i think this search for childhood and childlike elements and qualities was what was in his opinion, the way to best live and creatively operate (at least to his personal understanding).
Just my hinch