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Originally Posted by henryrobinett  Yes, BUT they are arrogant and already KNOW their worth before they've accomplished anything. It's the attitude of "arrongance" which gives them the power to dare to dream and to have the audacity to realize those dreams. |
I don't see talent as an excuse for being a twat.
Certainly some people are both.
Thinking about two rock musicians - Billy Corgan and Maynard James Keenan.
Both incredibly talented and very successful.
Billy is an utter knob in interviews, in person - so precious and arrogant about himself.
Maynard just isn't- he is humble but not a pussy about things.
He stands his ground but doesn't ntentionally piss people off.
I'd much rather work with (and be) the latter.
Arrogance, I have found, is usually insecurity turned outward- a way of trying to prove to the world that you aren't as scared as you actually are.
I've never met an arrogant person that wasn't a colossal emotional f*ckup.
Malmsteen is the classic example.