personal story segment tonight. most controversial rock star in the country. 55-year-old ted new jent. big gun guy sold more than 40 million albums and knows pretty much everybody in the rock world. sometimes new jent'so politics can make things a bit diesy. >> so your place in the music world, you know, most of them are avowed liberal people. how do they treat you? >> they treat me wonderfully. you know, there have been some real friction over the years. in fact, some artists, i use the name name generously have actually dedicated albums to family and friends and then a big f.u. ted new jent on their record. they have come around and put down the dope temporarily and realized i'm just a detroit guitar player that stands up for the right thing. the love fest is indescribable. i have great friends. i have been doing this for over 50 years. ♪ cat scratch fever ♪ >> so sold 40 million