charlie patton taught robert johnson. so i know someone who knew someone.ikeek out that. for me, the blues is where i come from, the foundation of every note i have ever hit or will hit. the deepest blues that have ever existed. tavis: the collaboration might look good on paper, but what makes you know it's going to work well in the studio, like for real? >> i think personalities. something that moves around us thathat is bigger than us, brings us to a place in our lives where we can move into who we see ourselves being. charlie and i meet right there in that spot. tavis: so the flipside of that question for you, charlie, how does it feel for you to have these younger cats, people like ben harper, seek you out and want to hang with you, get in the studio with you, after all these years? >> i appreciate it. it's been a long road, and i'm still doing it. it's great to be working with a guy like ben. we just resonate, not only musically, but personally. it's just great to be out on the road laying music, nice to see all the smiling faces with a guy like ben. i

patton. we have charlie gasparino here, who is obviously an expert on all women's issues. >> i don't know why i am here. and jonathan hoenig. you start trouble, charlie gasparino. that is why we invite you. all seriousness, susan. very interesting, he is taking your message out of context completely and distorting it for our laughs. we all laughed. we thought it was hysterical. >> i thought it was hysterical. melissa: how do you feel about that. >> nothing is more flattering than to be lampooned by john stuart. melissa: but. >>> but. he is entitled to his opinion. i'm entitled to my opinion. melissa: there is a but in my opinion. he deliberately obscured what is the main message. which is if you are interested in having a personal life, that women should focus as much energy and effort as they do on their career and -- >> exactly. melissa: on your personal life. >> that is exactly right. he obviously transposed those words and that message for his own purpose. i get that that is okay. have a little fun at my experience. i'm perfectly happy as long as showed my book. melissa: i missed the harv