That's what I thought of him too upon my first encounters with him. He is shy offstage and a wreck before going on stage. I learned never to bother speaking with hi before a show unless I was doing something to help set up that required his input. In quiet moments after performances of when there is no performance at hand, he can be very nice. My wife, who has met him twice, thinks he's an asshole who hasn't grasped the fact that his day has passed.
I found it to be quite the opposite with Woolly and the rest of Barclay James Harvest. Wooly and his band mated were very relaxed and easygoing right up until it was time to dim the lights. John Lees was the exception, but mainly because he had been bedridden with flu right up until show time. After the show, he was very quiet, but also humble and really nice.
In a message dated 9/27/2009 3:07:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, kinchmusic@aol.com writes:
Dave Cousins just seems to be completely up himself, and rude to the point where I'm now reluctant to give him any more of my hard earned.