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Years ago, when I first started being a big star, I had fans that were fanatical. It was when 'Jolene' was a big hit.

I was a really big R.E.M. fan when I was like, in my freshman year of high school. I was a huge R.E.M. fan.

I was a big 'Charlie Brown' fan as a kid.

Fans made me. The fans gave me a chance, and they made me. Beyond that, my career has been trials and tribulations and ups and downs, so I have to have true fans riding with me.

Everybody had their fans and they were fans of all of them.

My parents were what I like to call proper musical fans. Lots of Sondheim was played in the car.

We had some very distinguished fans: I know one chancellor of a major university who used to schedule his meetings around Star Trek. We were thrilled to discover that Frank Sinatra was a big fan.

I also was a huge 'Dukes of Hazzard' fan. I used to have T-shirts that said 'Dierks of Hazzard' custom-made.