All he did was fight for the rights of his black fellow musicians for them not to be ripped off.

We didn't meet each other as musicians, we met each other as lifelong friends. That's why we're still going.

They said, 'Why don't you make a hit record?' I said, 'It's not a big deal.' Because jazz musicians, there was a syndrome there. And the first record I had out was (Lesley Gore's) 'It's My Party.' I was trying to get her to change her name and I had to go to Tokyo for three weeks. I said, 'We'll fix it when I get back.' So, as soon as I got back it was No. 1. We did it, man. We had 19 hits in four years. Unbelievable.

I want to be an Olympic champion.

About two weeks after he was born, I got back and started jogging and running. Now I'm full blast and I hope to make my return pretty soon.

I'm not going to make those predictions anymore. I'm 27 now and I've learned from my mistakes.