'Listening to Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan helps me get through the difficult days': Barack Obama reveals what's on his iPod

 It's been a gruelling year for Barack Obama, but the US President says that he can count on his musical collection to help him get through the 'difficult days.'
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Obama says his iPod has about 2,000 songs, including ones by Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones.
'It is a source of great pleasure to me. I am probably still more heavily weighted toward the music of my childhood than I am the new stuff,'  he says.

'Music is a great source of joy': Barack Obama with daughters Malia (right) and Sasha and their mother Michelle in Washington on Sunday

'There's still a lot of Stevie Wonder, a lot of Bob Dylan, a lot of Rolling Stones, a lot of R&B, a lot of Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Those are the old standards.
'A lot of classical music. I'm not a big opera buff in terms of going to opera, but there are days where Maria Callas is exactly what I need.'

 However, with the help of his younger aides - and his daughters - the president says his collection is becoming a bit more hip.

Classics: The US President says his iPod includes over 2,000 songs by artists like Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan

The president's personal aide Reggie Love has improved Obama's rap repertoire, introducing him to artists like Nas and Lil Wayne.
Obama also says his daughters, 12-year-old Malia and 9-year-old Sasha, are getting old enough to start sharing their taste in music with their dad.
'Malia and Sasha are now getting old enough to where they start hipping me to things.
'Music is still a great source of joy and occasional solace in the midst of what can be some difficult days,' he adds.

Diverse: Obama says his younger aides have introduced him to the music of rappers like Nas (left) and Lil Wayne

'Old standards': Obama also enjoys listening to British rockers the Rolling Stones