Just got round to reading the article and as alluded to, could be browsing the pages into the small hours. Thanks Tim.
Interesting phrase "I wised up" Could have been the question in an English Lit paper. 'Describe what Terry Williams means...'
Did he wise up to the shortcomings of Man? Or did he wise up to the fact that Man's style would never bring commercial success. Of course, only the Man himself will know, but in my opinion, it's the latter. He's not being critical of Man. After all, not only did he remain pals with the Man family, but he rejoined them later on.