Why does the duration of the run compare to the quality?
He was a tweener.
Saying things like "You people [the crowd] are the biggest part of Me leaving, 'cause You people are the same people sipping out of those collector cups my face isn't on. Then You'd go to the airport at 5:00 in the morning and shove those cups in my face to get a autograph, so You can sell it on Ebay because You're all too lazy to go get a real job" and then saying "Am I a bad guy? Absolutely. I don't wear a white hat, but I sure as hell am in touch with what these people want, and right now, I think Boston wants to hear an apology." is tweener 101.