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It seems to me an awful lot of geniuses and brilliant, innovative people have been what other people would term arrogant. I mean, don't you think so? What does it take to go against trends and do something totally above the norm, by substantial margins? It takes someone exceptional. And it takes someone who as some indication that they believe they are exceptional. Probably somewhat socially backwards too, -- awkward.
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Well Henry I don't know a lot of geniuses, in fact I don't personally know any. Well I did go to college with a now very well known UK composer, who probably fits into that category: but I think "genius" is an overused term and one that tends to get used indiscriminately by people, who often don't know any better, referring to artist x, or artist y as a genius. I think it's something you are born with and I agree it might well come at the expense of other human qualities and thus create a deficit elsewhere in the psyche. I suppose it's that old cliche about the fine line between genius and madness. But yes, "so few geniuses to survey", so we will probably never know.