Why do you think there is an undercurrent of hatred in the Tokio Hotel fandom? Do you think this is because of fan jealousy or has this evolved because of the way the band came to fame?

I do think some of it has to do with the demographics of the fan base. I watched the same thing happen with AFI after the release of Decemberunderground, when we had a sudden influx into the fandom of what some of us termed "Miss Murder girls", who behaved in exactly the same way with the flaming and the jealousy and the hatred and the selfishness and the thoughtlessness. It had a bad effect on the band, one which is still being felt a few years later in how the band's interactions with the fans have changed; the entire relationship between the band and the fans was irreversibly damaged and altered. I can't even fathom how it must be for TH to have had this dynamic the ENTIRE TIME they've been in the public eye.

This is ABSOLUTELY not to say ZOMG ALL TEENAGE FEMALE FANS SUCK or ZOMG ALL NEW FANS SUCK -- it's a very specific type of person, with very specific social problems, and in no way can be applied as a blanket statement. There's just this sort of gestalt lack of respect in these people that gets applied to the band, other fans, the music, and anything else they can find a way to shit on if it glorifies them somehow.

Have at it.