He doesn't rehearse/ goes off on tangents.

Live it's a total car crash . The Bad Company/ Rso tour was a shambles.

He's of course done permanent damage from the booze & coke but the sloppy and limp Richie we have today ...I'd hazard a guess that he's hooked on pain relief.

The hall of fame it's very probable he'll have been on uppers. It's a constant balancing act.

There is no cure just respite from addiction - see Joe Walsh