He's into his "full brand" marketing (from the article). Sounds about right.
If it's not "just so", then he pusses out? I like the Dead Weather band, but it got to be too much "cool" and the posing and acting of the singer could get annoying.
Racontours is cool, but it's a "band" and he can't act like a dillhole in that situation.
Sometimes he's cool, sometimes stupid. Doubt he'd pull this again. People WON'T put up with it.
It's a new day and age, where everyone can "see it as it happens" and say "he's coming here, but f--k that, I'm not paying to have this crap happen".
The backlash is swift these days.
Don't like the sound? Then travel with your OWN monitor system and have what you want going through it.
Its a venue, not a studio. I wish I GOT any kind of monitor on a lot of my gigs.
Do your gig and shut up.