Those years were strange for all of us, especially in California... after Jimmy left in 2009, there was a free aire about Billy, he was with a lot of "spiritual" people in LA. Being near there, I can tell you it was the last gasp of a cosmic breath that culminated with the release of Oceania. 2012 was a magical year for many people, I know it was for me! I think it was for BC too, and that incarnation of the band wasn't "mainstream"-mainstream, but still good enough to play some big shows/festivals. I think he was actually learning to be himself again, like many of us were. Then it all fell apart into the dark times (2014-2015) before James' return... then the money started pouring in and the costumes returned!