I thought his neo-Ziggy Stardust fake ginger mullet look he sported for a while rather unfortunate - that just didn't go with The Babys' tune- and skillful, but never cutting-edge music at all. He could have auditioned for The Cars with that. He looked kind of restless with it too and that seems to have been the red (no pun) thread of his chequered career. Torn between being Bryan Adams or David Bowie.
Excellent singer though.