The dude could just see how fucked up that whole scene was. Might have been paranoid but for good reason considering all the creeps (mamas and the papas etc), hacks (the wrecking crew studio band were the actual musicians on a ton of records coming out of this scene, while a lot of the bands couldn't really play at all) and agents (operation midnight climax is a good/insane example of what was going on in California at the time).

He was one of a small handful of black LA rock stars. Had to know that if anyone in that scene was going to end up in jail for drugs etc it would be him (he did end up going to jail btw).

Edit- Jesus Christ I forgot that Bobby Beausoleil was an early member of Love