Hello,
I am doing a survey on fan mentality: If there are things we all share in common, what exactly we all love about The Cure and if there is such a thing as the typical Cure fan. We have all heard lots of clichés, and now I want to find out if they´re true!
I am also planning to write an essay about the results in school, I think I´ll combine the results with the results I will hopefully get from a survey on fan mentality of fans of my second favorite singer, Joe Strummer.
I have to warn you, though: I do have a lot of questions! Just answer whichever you´d like to respond to. The ones I deem the most important are those I typed in capitals.
These would be the questions:

IN GENERAL…

→ HOW AND WHEN DID YOU GET TO KNOW THE CURE?
→ WHEN AND BECAUSE OF WHAT DID YOU TURN INTO A FAN?

YOU
(I’ll be writing about what we, as fans, have in common, so this part is on your person…)

→ WHAT OTHER HOBBIES DO YOU HAVE?
→ DO YOU DO SPORTS? DO YOU DANCE?
→ HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
→ HOW OLD ARE YOU?
-> WHAT KINDS OF CLOTHES DO YOU LIKE TO WEAR?
→ Do you believe in gender differences?
→ Are you “depressed”?
→ Do you do any music yourself?
→ Are you married?
→ Do you have or want kids?


US
(what do we think of our own fan attitude?)

→ HOW WOULD YOU DRESCRIBE OUR GENERAL FAN MENTALITY?
→ DO YOU AGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS?
1. Robert says fans of the band are “generally very passionate” and “all beautiful and clever.”
2. Simon notes fans often “feel a bit alienated”.
3. Many people are convinced most Cure fans are not that good in sports.
4. Psychoanalyst Catherine Lavaillant stated in the MTV icon show in 2004 that the Cure “helps [fans] with their adolescent issues”.
5. We are all fairly obsessed with our very favorite band.

→ What else is there that you’re convinced we all share?


THE CURE MUSIC

→ WHAT´S THE BEST PART ABOUT THE CURE´s MUSIC?


THE BAND PERSONA AND IMAGE

→ DO YOU ALSO CARE ABOUT ROBERT SMITH AS A PERSON?

→ WOULD YOU SAY ROBERT´S CHARACTER IS SIMILIAR TO YOUR OWN?

-> DO YOU CARE MOSTLY ABOUT THE MUSIC OR IS THE CURE IMAGE AS IMPORTANT TO YOU?

→ DO YOU IMITATE THE CURE LOOK YOURSELF?

→ If Robert Smith left the band, would you still remain a fan?

→ Has Robert Smith or another band member sometimes been like an invisible friend to you?

→ Do you have a favorite band member?


I´m excited to see whether I´ll manage to really do this survey--looking forward to your replies! Thanks so, so much in advance!