The Whole Point Of American

. . . Rock And Roll, As I See It, Is The Ultimate Populist Art Form, Democracy In Action, Because It's True: Anybody Can Do It.

Good Rock 'n' Roll Is Something That Makes You Feel Alive. It's Something That's Human, And I Think That Most Music Today Isn't. ... To Me Good Rock 'n' Roll Also Encompasses Other Things, Like Hank Williams And Charlie Mingus And A Lot Of Things That Aren't Strictly Defined As Rock 'n' Roll. Rock 'n' Roll Is An Attitude, It's Not A Musical Form Of A Strict Sort. It's A Way Of Doing Things, Of Approaching Things. Writing Can Be Rock 'n' Roll, Or A Movie Can Be Rock 'n' Roll. It's A Way Of Living Your Life.

Or Like In The Early 70's When We Had The Reaction Against Acid Rock And All The Fuzz Tone, And Feedback, And The Noise. And You Had James Taylor And Everyone Went Acoustic And That.

Sexual Chaos Reigns Currently, But Out Of Chaos May Flow True Understanding And Harmony, And Either Way Elvis Almost Singlehandedly Opened The Floodgates.

I Hate Stanley Clark, But I Have To Admit He's Playing Jazz Whether I Like It Or Not.