The "North Coast Journal" retrospectively pointed out the "profound lack of fact checking" by some journalists on Patton's statements, and "Culture Creature" stated that it was hard to determine when he was teasing interviewers. In a 2002 interview, answering the question of which aspects of his claims and public behavior were authentic, the frontman replied: "The more misconceptions, the better". Around ten years after the release of "Epic", the singer was approached to participate in an episode of the documentary series "Where Are They Now?" on VH1, to which Patton would only agree to do if they had depicted him as a real homeless person living in a cardboard box. "East Bay Express" commented: