I think he's out of touch, period. He's at a stage where he seems to be saying things just to see if anyone bothers, and if they do, he rides them into addition

I think he's out of touch, period. He's at a stage where he seems to be saying things just to see if anyone bothers, and if they do, he rides them into additional PR. He's like the music industries answer to Bill Gates; he knows his main gig is past prime and that he's now mostly a joke, so let's do some 'philanthropy' (read: massage my reputation into something else so I won't just be remembered for re-recording the same album 11 times in a row)