There was a time that I actually enjoyed his outrageous show for the simple fact that he shone that light while he was judged for it. The show did get old for me, but I always appreciated his message at the end: "take care of yourselves, and each other." To me, it was like he was trying to say "be better" without singling anyone out.
I was surprised and saddened to hear he passed, but also, I completely forgot that he was also a politician...