we would go down to the fillmore and see these great band, the doors, and jimi hendrix, cream, and theno down to the grove to see other music. you could go to the mission district to hear mexican. everywhere i went there was this multi dimensional color and i felt like it was on necessary for me to do just one. like baskin-robbins, i want all the flavors. you cannot just be a mexican play music. there is a lot of beauty in that, but it was not for me. i was born without arms around my heart that wants to embrace everything. palestine's, israelis. japanese, apaches. i am more concentrated with life and love than flags, nationality, religion. that stuff gets in the way. one gets in the way is me, myself, my story. for me, that is why music is liberating. when you hear "imagine" anywhere in the world, people sang the lyrics. as soon as you hear the melody -- same thing with a bob marley song. i grew up taking everything from bob dylan, curtis mayfield, the beatles, smokey robinson. mike alma mater was the streets of san francisco. i would dare to go to school. where i really hung out was a

. >>> in poe lupd, thousands of jimi hendrix fans came together in hopes of breaking a record. group won the title two years ago, and this year on the record, more than 700 players short. >>> and then a live look at vatican city where the crowds of the faithful continue to lineup. the late pope was beatified before many this morning. father robert barron is the founder of "word on fire," and george waggle, nbc analysts. father, tell me the name where you are because i know i just misspoke. >> it was an extraordinary moment with the declaration of beatification was made and the wave of joe swept through the enormous crowd. you could not help but be moved by that. it was unforgettable. what struck me was it was much than a celebration of a great life, but also a celebration that we have a heavenly friend and predecessor, and it was the meeting between heaven and earth that struck me at that moment. >> george, you knew the pope well. what went through your mind when the tapestry baring his portrait was revealed. i will remind folks that i could hear a lot of emotion in your voice.