Skylarker,
You've stated really well exactly what I've been thinking lately. Yes, he's always been difficult in certain ways, said outrageous things, etc. But now it just seems it's all bitterness and not much positive coming out of him. Sure, in the past he may have something that I thought was crazy but then he treated the fans nicely or came across happy or at least thoughtful/thought-provoking in interviews, etc. so you just wrote off the crazy thing he said. But now, something just seems different.