I think, actually, that rock and roll is a misconception. It should no longer be a term for music.

We probably, as primitive people, made music before we actually had a language, and that's where language comes from.

It's scary times for humanity, it seems. But as my octogenarian father tells me, "The world has seen harder times, and the world will survive." The arc of history is long, and the mess we're currently making is just a blip.

I do know the effect that music still has on me - I'm completely vulnerable to it. I'm seduced by it.

Lately I've been believing that music predates speech.

And I wasn't convinced that I was the most talented person in the world.

Morality should have to do with killing people or hurting them or stealing from them, but when it comes to adult choices, I don't see it.