The 60s was a time of absolutely incredible idealism and creativity...which ran head on into cynical, corrupt governments and vested financial interests who had no intention of yielding the power of the tiny elites who rule over the rest of humanity.

Those wealthy elites are still ruling over the rest of humanity, and that means over all of us, and the young people in the succeeding generations. The challenges remain the same. I hope to live to again see a young generation that dares to hope as we did and that takes up the struggle to bring about genuine freedom and equality for all people.

The Rolling Stones? Well, they were a very good band of their type, but not social idealists. Rather, they were just good at what they did. The musicians of that era I really admire are people like Joan Baez, Jackson Browne, and Buffy Sainte-Marie who didn't just talk the "cool" talk of the moment...they got out there and worked hard to bring about a more just society.