Dude could have kept with the status quo because the status quo had him eating very fucking well for over a decade at that point; he was still one of the biggest rock stars in the world.

That's what I love most about him; dude was flamboyant nuts crazy on stage...pure rockstar id.

Offstage, apparently a cool as fuck dude who would have a beer with anybody. By rock star standards dude's ego should have been construction truck big.