That's not what I read in the AP article.
The AP is hardly a reliable source!
http://gothamist.com/2010/03/06/ex-yankees_tenor_moves_to_boston_af.php
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/item_NmiZdYsI7VFwNBCZA8QxwI
I’m sure that Mr. Tynan was just having a bad day, but no one can force anyone to buy a ticket to hear him sing. He just proved once again the saying that “it takes a lifetime to build a reputation and only a minute to destroy it”.