He was picked up by the police while in the process of trying to commit suicide. I'd say that merits at least some level of sympathy. He was sensationalized by the news media before anyone knew who he was, and he is being sensationalized by the news media now. If we learn to not get sucked into media sensationalism, we won't feel suckered. It was the media who suckered everyone with that "virtuoso pianist" BS. The man himself never said a word.