I'm actually in my 22-year-old son Jason's band, After Midnight Project. The music is like Coldplay-ish rock.
I've found that if I say what I'm really thinking and feeling, people are more likely to say what they really think and feel. The conversation becomes a real conversation.
I don't listen to what people say about me and I don't read what they write about me. People can compare me to anyone they want to, but I'm not going to worry about it.