78 his age. Born September 21, 1934.
5 million The amount his former manager Kelley Lynch fleeced from him, meaning he almost faced financial ruin in 2004.
246 The number of dates on his 2008-10 world tour. "That tour really reinvigorated me, in the sense of being touched by the reception of all the people across the world," he told TimeOut in 2012.
2 The number of times he visited New Zealand during that tour, playing four dates in 2010 and two in 2009.
3 In hours, the length of his show at Vector Arena on October 28, 2010. The Herald reviewer said: "He said he does not know when he will be back. [But] he has left his fans forever satisfied."
