I believe that historians and analysts of historical events need the authority of facts supplied by living witnesses to the events, which they make their subject.
Fans made me. The fans gave me a chance, and they made me. Beyond that, my career has been trials and tribulations and ups and downs, so I have to have true fans riding with me.
I've always been a big fan of time travel, and I'm very into the notion that some day we'll be able to do it. Beam me up!