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I don't want to fail the audience. I don't want to let them down.

If you outsmart your audience, you're going to lose them.

You have to be willing to deal with the ups and downs of the music, the ups and downs of the audience.

Treat the audience with respect and maturity, and have a certain faith in them to catch up.

I've always been really involved in figuring out who my audience is and how to reach them.

I've grown up with my audience; they're my age or older. Not a lot of kids are coming to see me.

Luckily for me, I genuinely like my audience. They really are a good bunch.

I don't want to be above my audience; I want to be one with my audience.

I want to keep audiences off balance, so they don't know who I am or how to take me. If I duck and weave, as Frank Bruno might say, I'll have a longer shelf life.

I've got a small, loyal audience, which is great. And I appreciate that. They're there for me every time.