That was arguably JBJ's great skill beyond anything else. His ability to make the person on the back row of an 80,000 crowd feel like Jon was talking directly to them. It is something even some frontmen regarded higher than Jon don't have and in fact, I would say he is one of the few to possess that magic.

I agree it is not a slight on Richie at all that he lacks that. There are other issues surrounding his viability as a frontman for me.