You seem to have a negative opinion about music critics. Few music critics are as good at their jobs as I am at mine. Your art is a blend of rock, blues, folk, jazz and theater. I call it rock music because that's what it is. Your question illustrates a number of prejudices shared by many.
Rock music is the native music at the heart of American culture.
Rock music is in my blood. It's not in yours. You presume too much to think it is. I do not claim Tolstoy. You cannot claim Elvis.