Is it OK for a teenager to prefer John Lennon’s tepid version of Money to Barret Strong’s hard-rocking original? Rickie Lee Jones says it is, making an elegant argument that we need different music at different phases of life. She should know: her 1979 debut album included the enormously popular Chuck E’s in Love; it won the Grammy for best new artist, and she’s been at it ever since. We spoke a few years ago – she was one of our first dozen guests – and I’ve remastered her lovely conversation.

•  Person: Pegleg Jones
•  Place: Her house on Orange Ave.
•  Thing: her horse Cinder Ella
•  Randy’s Thing: A motel in Fargo