Yeah... It's not like guitarists aren't great, but they're overrated. I mean, everybody's saying "WOW look how fast this guy can play this solo." when there are, literally, thousands of others that can do the same thing. They say stuff like that about the guitarist, while they completely ignore the songwriter, lyricist and basically every other band member, and, most of all, the bassist.
Also, am I really the second person you've seen who likes Mikau? That's weird, I thought that he was generally thought as a cool character. Dunno. And, there are people that read the "About Me" info? Wow, didn't know that either!
Yes. His alter ego "The Nightwatchman," played only folk songs based on political opinions. After a few years in non-political rock, he donned "Whatever it Takes" and wrote some fantastic songs.