Every single one of the guys that I've written songs about has been tracked down on MySpace by my fans.

I love it when people say things to me in public and want to meet me, because I want to meet them! Early on, my manager told me, 'If you want to sell 500,000 records, then go out there and meet 500,000 people.'

My fans are who I am. You give meaning to my life. You will never know the connection I feel to you.

I always think I'm the Tom Cruise of music - a lot of success and fans, but no critics, darling.

I don't even call them fans. I don't like that. They're literally just a part of my life; they're a part of my family. I don't think of them as on a lower level than me. I don't think I'm anything but equal to all of them. So yeah, they're basically all of my siblings.

You pick up some fans and a handful of haters along the way.