I guess this is the thing that bothers me the most - there is another bump in the road so the band may be over. So is Jon a musician or not. Does he have no music left in him? Surely he can still make music without his lead guitar player.
Christ - Bruce lost 2 band members to death - now THAT is a bump in the road. But he reorganized and put on a 2 year tour that was glorious. Was it the same - no. Were they great shows - YES.
I have said over the years that Jon spreads himself too thin. There is all his charity work, and then there is his love of football. Way down in 3rd place he manages to squeeze in a record that he doesn't even bother supporting by playing his songs.
This band isn't even ending with a bang - it's ending with a whimper