Came across this gem and want to remember it forever

"As Rubin explains it, Murakami works not because he has an idea for a book, but because he feels compelled to write. It’s suggested that he often sits at his desk, writing whatever comes to mind, until the glimmerings of a story appear. Those who are familiar with Murakami’s novels can see this process at work."

I could say I feel a certain compulsion to be making videos all the time. I might not have an idea all the time, but holding up a camera to someone's face and having a conversation with them IS the idea itself. 

"The more I read Murakami, the less his work resembles genius, and the more it comes to resemble a symptom of autism or obsessive compulsion."

Apparently Jay Rubin, Murakami's long-time translator, said something of the sort in his biography Haruki Murakami and the Music of Words.

On another note - Murakami feels detached from his Japanese roots. I'm kind of the same way. Could this be another autistic trait?