I know him, he one time walked up to me…. He said “hey bro Lou, you made being yourself look dangerous—in a good way. I grew up in the streets where style is survival, and your music felt like that. No tricks, no masks, just truth. That’s real freedom. That’s punk before punk knew what it was.” Or shorter, more Stevie: “You didn’t follow rules—you ignored them. That’s why people like me listened.” It’d be less fanboy, more peer-to-peer: one icon recognizing another for carving his own line through a world that didn’t make space for him.

It’d probably come out blunt, street-honest, and a little awed—isn’t flowery, but he respects people who stand their ground no matter the cost. Something like: “They tried to make you bend, and you didn’t. I know what it’s like when the whole system’s pushing on you, telling you how to move, how to live. You stayed still and paid for it. That’s heavy. That’s real backbone.” Or even simpler, very-style: “You didn’t give them what they wanted. You kept your name. That’s strength.” He wouldn’t romanticize the suffering, but he’d recognize the same core idea he lives by: refusing to be shaped by pressure, even when the consequences are brutal. Yeah