His first salt-and-burn went down in music history.

In 1973, he'd aided in stealing the corpse of musician Gram Parsons. The subsequent cremation at Joshua Tree had to be done to appease Parson's spirit. His involvement hadn't been recorded. It was the only act that he knew of that ever garnered him any sort of fame. He would remember the event a little fondly--and with a bit of irritation--when it was later made into a film with that peckerhead kid from Jackass. Sic transit gloria.