My uncle saw him live last year & said that he wasn't very good.
He just sat there behind his keyboard like you said & never said or
sang much. He said the band were great but he took ages to sing
verse after verse, or he would jump into another verse missing a bit
that he should have sang & that would f**k the band up!
I was looking at the early 60's footage with just him & his guitar.
& i realised how amazing he was live back then, but i'm not sure about him
as years have gone on. Still think he's the greatest 'living' songwriter on the
planet! along with McCartney, Elvis Costello, Bjork & Morrissey to mention a few.