Welfare check downstage right – no longer music’s secret.

“OBVIOUSLY HE HAS ISSUES … Umm, he’s sick He needs help. So let’s be good people and motivate him to that.”

In the comments on a recent story that mentioned some seemingly inexplicable behaviour from a touring musician with a long history of inexplicable and sometimes quite objectionable behaviour alongside absolutely brilliant music, there were the usual bits of abuse and complaint and mockery. Tickets had been wasted, time had been lost, respect had been cast aside – people were not happy.