'''M:''' It’s a difficult situation because, for me, my nature has always been to try and be something different than what’s around me.  And if what I was doing became a bit of a trend, then there was no reason for me to do it because it was self-defeating.  It’s not like I decided not to wear make-up and I put on a pair of jeans and started playing folk songs.  I think what I did just evolved and it became a little more sophisticated.  I figured that since ''Antichrist Superstar'' meant so much in my personal transformation, the fans probably, in their own ways, grew from it also.  I’m sure everybody doesn’t want to stay trapped into one idea.  I think people come to a show and they want to feel liberated.  They want music to be an escape.  By emulating their favourite bands, I don’t think it’s following. I think it’s their way of saying, “hey, I believe in the same thing you do, “and it’s better than believing in the rest of the world, which has no faith in us.  If anyone feels betrayed, I think maybe they’re looking at it from a more shallow point-of –view, because I felt like making this record, I related to my fans more than ever because being thrust into a position of fame and living in a place like Hollywood, I felt more alienated than ever.  It was almost like the way you feel in high school, where if you’re popular everyone hates you, if you’re not popular then you can’t hang out with the popular kids.  It’s like a weird big version of high school.  I felt like I had more in common with my fans now than ever. </blockquote>