Why arrogance in the music industry is a good thing

Kanye West

Today's world is one in which arrogance is all around us and can be seen in all walks of life, but none more so than in music. Eminem has proved this lately with a song called 'Rap God' in which he claims he, or at least his music, is immortal, and Kanye has gone one step further by claiming 'I Am A God' and demanding his croissants are brought to him quickly. 
It's not only in hip-hop that arrogance is present though; it's a well known fact that the Gallagher brothers love themselves like they love nobody else in the world ("I'm the fucking bollocks" says Noel), and even though they argue against being called arrogant ("We’re not arrogant, we just believe we’re the best band in the world."), they obviously are. 

The Gallaghers

There are, of course, many more examples of people with this particular personality trait that dominate the music industry, but is that really a bad thing?
I saw a quote the other day that struck a chord with me: 'It is more socially acceptable to hate yourself than to love yourself.' and why should it be? Shouldn't people who love themselves be inspirational to all those who hate themselves? I think so. And since most young people look up to one musician or another as inspiration, then more of them should love themselves. I know that you probably have friends who hate the way they look, or their personality, and you can clearly see that they're pretty or a wonderful person, and you keep on telling them this, but they just won't listen. You'd obviously prefer it if they just accepted that they're great, wouldn't you? With this in mind, those who love themselves in the music industry should probably get a little less hate. They're brilliant, and they know it. I don't see much of a problem with that, and neither should you. Written by Molly McGrath