Did Billy Long Contradict Himself With Claim He Made During Stripper Allegations?

From the Springfield News-Leader: "I don't think they make a couch that big," Long joked, ruling out that option right away in favor of a studio or one-bedroom apartment. "I like to get up early and go to bed late and I just want to be able to walk back and forth to the Capitol and not hassle with cabs."

Didn't Billy Long and even some people who knew him claim during the stripper allegations that Billy Long was an early to rise early to bed working man? I know Long told me at Pizza by Stout he was an early to bed kind of guy.