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I love connecting with the fan base and sharing my experiences.

I just want to be able to communicate with my fan base.

When I realized I could use Facebook as a way to communicate directly with my fans, I thought it would be a great idea.

So I am happy to have fans, especially if it enables me to keep working. And I am really grateful when people respond to my work.

Fans are really important for me. And if they take pains to write me, it's the minimum that I answer myself.

I like to connect with fans, usually positive stuff. If there is negative stuff, you just look past it and talk to the people that appreciate you.

You can't go wrong with reading the fans and letting them tell you who they like. I think that's really paid off for me in the long run - being down to earth and just really cool with each and every fan that I meet - and they've really supported me through thick and thin.

Fan mail is one thing, but fans you meet in person are a different matter entirely.

Now I've even gotten to running out to the fan buses that pass by our house, so I can talk to the people. I think I'm trying to gather fans, frankly. They're very, very nice people - they really understand. It's fun talking to them.