Prince, Miles, Rick MJ, Stevie, Marvin, James Brown and many other masters before him always knew who he was and what he wanted and in the biz if you don't have that you won't last 5 days let alone 30+ years..Beyond the image we gotta understand that it wasn't for that arrogance/independence, he wouldn't have had his own label Paisley Park.. wouldn't have been able to market Purple Rain the way he did, made WB give him his masters back 15 years in, and wouldn't still be headlining his own tours since the 1999 era