People have made some awesome statements on this thread, and I think the ones that stuck with me the most was:

“Don’t give a crap what others think of you” is "don't allow peoples negative opinions about you effect you." (written by mote.by.soul)

"Not caring what other people think doesn't mean you don't care about what you think of yourself." (written by SadGirl)

Also, having self-control and being a decent person in society has nothing to do with caring with others think, but more so you are not a danger to others or yourself. You're right, ultimately you do NEED people because human beings are natutally social beings, and you never know, there are MANY creative artists in the world, (I consider myself one too), so being proud of your talent and wanting to show it off and praising it isn't being narcassisitc, not one bit, so you may end up finding a group of people who not only appreciate you, but welcome you with open arms.

We are all ridiculously weird, and fantastically insane, my friend.