There's definitely some artist who feel that way. Jack White comes to mind. He'll deliberately use restrictions(like writing music for only two instruments) and

There's definitely some artist who feel that way. Jack White comes to mind. He'll deliberately use restrictions(like writing music for only two instruments) and even physically obstruct things at live performances. See this (very good) interview with Conan: https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=890&v=AJgY9FtDLbs&feature=youtu.be https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=890&v=AJgY9FtDLbs&feature=yout...