Is Jim finished as a creative force? Absolutely not. I believe there's proof enough that he can still write a lyric in two or three spots on his blog. As for music...ummm..."Wonderful Toys" is a bad example anyway, QUICKLY MOVING ON...
Just because he's not finished as a creative force, however, doesn't mean something isn't wrong health-wise. Officially speaking, we've heard three different times now about strokes (once when it got leaked to the Rockman Record at some point in the 2000's, once in the press build-up for Bat III, and now again as the reason Jim's not doing any work for Bonnie Tyler's upcoming album). This isn't a case of 2 and 2 making 5, as some at the Rockman would put it, if each time something has come up, they tried to hide it. We only found out the first time Jim had health trouble because someone blabbed -- otherwise it would not have been known. The second and third times, any change in Jim's health has been steadfastly denied, but what I want to know is if we can really trust that after the first situation.
I wish the man the best of health, but if he's really not doing well, whether he's being creative right now or not, the fans have a right to know.
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