And actually prince is a good comparison

To be a comedian you have to be in a particular mental state

On the light side
Dissatisfied and bitter
On the dark side depressed upset and damn near suicidal

Comedy may relate to a dark place he has no wish to go back to
A muscle he has no interest in wanting to flex
Frankly I'm shocked Dave made it back
And even with that the flack he got for the one show w asshole shouting to bits that were at least a decade old...

How old is Eddie?
He was in his twenties then?
I do think there is something to him simply not being that Eddie anymore

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When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries.
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You cannot hate people for their own good.