>youll find that that type of
>thinking rarely affixes it self to real life...

yep, lots and lots of people believe in the wrong things

but in terms of reality independent of what people believe, it's just fact that growing up in the same time or place or heritage as a great artist equates to no hand in their achievements. if you think there somehow is, the onus would be on you to prove it. the central point being your tenuous association with it is merely down to chance, it could have been anyone

(p.s. i didn't say there were no such things as differentiating qualities. note though how so far none have been brought up)