this is an e.p., then the album is coming. i think the people are in a mood, ready for that. certain artists have a role to echo the people, and that is what i will do on my next album. tavis: have you ever felt uncomfortable in that role? >> no, because it is what i do naturally. however, i am not one of those artists who is cemented in one way. i am able to make be happy, joy- filled, light-hearted music, too. we need that in life, too. tavis: maybe now more than ever. >> absolutely. tavis: you are always traveling around the world. you mentioned certain parts of the world where you frequent. if you are respected and regarded everywhere, but in those parts of the world where you keep going, what is it about you or about your music, the lyrical content of it, you tell me, what is it the people in those regions of the world connect to? >> i think it is the feeling, the energy, the universal birth energy -- the universal earth energy i am able to express. for instance, i was in new zealand, and i had a song called "rebel in me." i met this young girl, she pointed at me, she sa