 "At that moment, I could see how people get into drinking or into drugs, because the one thing you want at a time like that is to be distracted—in a big way", he later told writer Robert Hilburn.Nonetheless, he rebounded, and eventually this run concluded on March 25, 1977 at the Music Hall in Boston.Meanwhile, the lawsuits had moved in the direction of settlement, and final settlement was reached on May 28, 1977.