I suspect that, if he'd been John Smith, or Pete Jones, he wouldn't have become so famous.

Zimmerman would?

Well if other forums evoke the same volume of debate and nebulous opinions on whether lyrics are poetry (and I am sure they have) then his Bobness still has the power to move people.

That's what enigmas do!

A good job Bob hasn't pronounced on Trump, now that would spark a debate and a half. (Oh dear I may have invoked inverse Godwin's Rule and this debate never ends!)