Yeah I remember when I was younger his sharp style really turned me off too. But almost 30 years later now I just see him as a hard, uncompromising guy. I'm not idolizing like, I'm sure he was many times toxic and abusive, but now that I'm ~40 his style doesn't bother me personally at all. Would I put him in charge of junior software engineers? Nah. Would I play in his band? A thousand times yes, if I could hang (I can't).