Kanye West: why can't rock'n'roll's old guard handle him?

Rock’n’roll history is littered with egocentric mavericks whose bad behaviour was celebrated. So why do past greats expect Kanye to act respectfully? Everyone – aside from the millions of people who buy his records, attend his live shows and devour his interviews – hates Kanye West right now. Whether it’s members of the public starting moronic petitions, or former boyband members declaring him “shite”, nobody can stand the man (apart from the millions of people who have made him th