Mrs. Hugin and I saw him a few years ago. He may be talented but he’s a huge a-hole. We were staying at a casino and he was playing so we decided to go. Most of the audience were just people like us who knew a few of his songs and decided to go. His contempt for the audience was palpable. He started out saying “I don’t do requests. Don’t ask me to play “Hey Leroy”, that’s not even the name of the song.” He then proceeded to play about an hour of jazz-fusion arrangements. By the time he was done with that half the audience had left, which he made fun of, then played some of his songs, the being Light in Your Eyes. He never did play “We gotta get you a woman” or “Bang on the Drum”, his two biggest hits. The whole thing was a big FU to anyone who wasn’t a hard core fan.
Mrs. Hugin and I now just call him “that a-hole”.
Many ‘Legacy Performers’ like Todd become arrogant, thinking that this signifies nonchalance and worldly sophistication.
Most times it just signifies bad manners and someone not liking their job. Last time I looked on YouTube, Todd was a 70 y/o man still dressing on stage as though he was 25, with sleeveless denim shirts, open in front. Tied Dyed wisps of hair, parted in the middle.
Not all are that way. I get the impression, performers like Carol King is someone who still gives live shows ,and is just fine playing her ‘Greatest Hits’ for the audience. She knows what we want to hear, so she gives it to us.