The fact is that this conversation is going on at every level at every age, we're all going, "God, what a jerk I've been," "How could I have married that guy?" or "How could I have done this or that?" With time, this is the gift of being older, that you get to look back and say, "It wasn't all about them."

Maybe the idea of me is more powerful than I perceive myself being.

The arts can be a great way to bring people together. I don't preach from the stage. I try to stay positive on solutions.

It's incredible to see labor unions and environmentalists getting together to stop the corporate mentality that destroys both jobs and the environment.

I'm happy to have been a positive influence.

It's so thrilling. And not just the music. The Internet is changing the future of fund-raising. I'm thrilled by the potential.

In blues, classical and jazz, you get more revered with age.