I mean don't take it personally. I was a musician for like 15 years, and originally went to art school and still make a lot of art. People call me an artist. I say this as someone who can't deal with having a deep love and appreciation for art and music but who consistently discovers that their "idols" are really really dumb except for like 1-2 things that they are consistently brilliant at. Its cope for myself and feel free to disregard it as such