It was cool how they frequently used 60s songs, and had a general "through the years" vibe going. People picked up on that for sure, it's easy to forget they're not just the Shrek band.
Honestly i feel like Astro Lounge was an album ahead of it's time in that they were really the first to bring that retro 60s/70s sound an incorporate it in to modern mainstream pop. Like if that album came out today it would still be a hit.
He had a history of battling addiction and had to be carried off stage a couple of years ago and retired (?) in 2021 because of health reasons.. You can Google the for the rest of it, but that is the summary.
He also ruined a lot of goodwill by being an anti-vaxxer and doing a Nazi salute on stage. I'm sorry for anyone who dies this way, but I can't say I'm sorry beyond that.