well one things for sure , you eithr love him or hate him, and he stays so focal because theres such a divide, personally i find him extremely anoying in character (ive been told hes an arse) and his voice sounds (without predujice) extremely anoying, and his songs are designed for idiots with trendy haircuts just like him. im only 18 and in the folk world and my age group in folk seem to like him, i just find it all very brown nosing and bummy.

theres my crude two cents