Yep, I declined joining an initial attempt at a band with a real good friend (drummer) because of another guitar player he recruited had that attitude of bragging and the mentality of "better than". I met and jammed with them once, and I could tell it wasn't going to work. He told stories of how he could blow this guy or that guy away, or whatever. Sure he could play lickety split fast, but they weren't his licks, and he didn't have any "soul". I only smiled when he asked me how I got my guitar to sound like that?