The 100 Greatest Moments in Rock Music: The '60s

What was the first record you ever bought? Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode." I bought it at the same time as Little Richard's "Good Golly Miss Molly."
If there was one song by another artist you wish you could have written, what would it be? Chuck's "Memphis, Tennessee."
Any guilty music pleasures? No, I could never think of music in terms of guilt. Guilty moments — I've pled guilty 25 times in a row, but not to music.
How do you think rock & roll changed the world, and does it still have that power? It certainly did. Nothing's the same as the first impact. It's insinuated its way into the culture of every country in the world. It's one of the most subversive hidden forces — nobody can control it.
What are the advantages of being a rock star? They're quite obvious. It's sex, drugs, and rock & roll — nothing like it. Now that I'm a little older, I feel no different about it. I have no problems doing it at my age. I kind of feel like Count Basie or someone, just running a damn good band. I recommend it as a good job for anybody, if you can pull it off.
What best exemplifies the spirit of rock? I'm pretty good at it. Chuck Berry, in his heyday. Little Richard. Jerry Lee Lewis. Once you start talking about it, we all run into one. The greats are the greats. You know who they are.

Ten essential folk-rock songs
''Mr Tambourine Man'' - The Byrds
''You Didn't Have to be So Nice'' - The Lovin' Spoonful
''California Dreamin''' - The Mamas and the Papas
''I Got You Babe'' - Sonny & Cher
''Happy Together'' - The Turtles
''Get Together'' - The Youngbloods
''Season of the Witch'' - Donovan
''Nature's Way'' - Spirit
''Going Down to Liverpool'' - The Bangles
''Free Fallin''' - Tom Petty