I saw a news report the other day that said he was homeless. My first reaction was to laugh. Straight away I regretted doing that, and I felt pretty bad about it.
I hear he's trying to raise half a million to record a new album. He'd probably be effective if he held a ransom to not record it.
Also I'm very annoyed by that smacking sound he makes every other second.
There's a rumor going around that he's a strung out meth addict and possibly in need of some major counseling/mental health intervention due to paranoia. However, his claims of being screwed out of royalties and publishing are likely legit because music business.