One of Picasso's acquaintances said that he would suck people's energy. When you hung out with him, you'd leave his presence feeling emotionally drained and fra

One of Picasso's acquaintances said that he would suck people's energy. When you hung out with him, you'd leave his presence feeling emotionally drained and frazzled. And the more Picasso drained you, the more enlarged he himself seemed to feel. It was like he stole people's energy and used it as fuel. I heard that anecdote ten years ago and can never get it out of my mind.