I think it stems from a basic insecurity, originally, but also a sense of superiority.
"Barry Miles", or ""Miles"", is an English author known for his participation in and writing on the subjects of the 1960s London Underground (British subculture)/underground and counterculture of the 1960s/counterculture. He is the author of numerous books and his work has also regularly appeared in Left-wing politics/left-wing papers such as The Guardian. In the 1960s, he was co-owner of the Indica Gallery and helped start the independent newspaper International Times.
More Barry Miles on Wikipedia.He began life writing classical music, ... He didn't actually write his first rock 'n roll song until he was 21, whereas he'd been writing classical music since he was 16.
[Zappa was also a master producer.] He had taken an interest in school in harmony and the most basic things you need to know, ... He did have a self-taught technical knowledge in that respect. ... He came up the best way possible, in the studios, trying to imitate records on the charts, to get a certain sound like spoofing a surf records or something.
[But] he could never take an audience seriously. If he took their advice, what they liked, that would mean he would have to take others' views seriously as well, and he wouldn't do that, he always wanted to have complete control. No one could ever be in a position to influence him, as far as he was concerned. He really didn't want that.
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