Absolutely did not know the rudiments, by his own admission. Could not read charts. Live drum solos sucked.
I notice you're kind of a rudiment nazi. Please you link the admission? Even if he didn't
know them, he most certainly could have played them. Just watch him handle the snare, guy. Doubles, paradiddles, flams, etc. all over the place, like a drumliner.
And solo-wise, you obviously haven't seen Song Remains the Same. Unless your suggesting "Moby Dick" was performed by his stunt double.