Same thing happened with Andy Partridge and XTC, another of my favorite bands.
Impressive recall. And same w yer musical portfolio - XTC were super good.
Because his wife dumped his Valium script in the trash halfway through the 1980 tour. Fortunate to see them at Ginnings before he flipped out.
As for Steely, Fagan lost his shit because he couldn't control the live version when they were a 'band'.
There is a Youtube of Steely early live where Skunk nearly derails "Years" at the open with a wild, beautiful, but 'flaky' lead-in, and the camera pans to Fagen and he is about to barf.
There is an early Wings Over America concert video where Jimmy McCulloch, exact same thing, is destroying the jam lead-in to Medicine Jar (his song, btw), and Macca keeps glancing anxiously stage right. Gone from the band a year later, and Macca went back to mostly recording without touring ... only to get nailed in Japan for weed, opening an ambitious tour for "Back To The Egg".
It is a real thing.
I have a mild case and so does my 34 year old daughter.
It must be genetic.
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