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

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

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.

My three German friends are all well known musicians having already carved a niche in the world arena.

I went to several places yesterday and they told us to come over here. If I have to wait until 1 o'clock, I have to wait. But I've got to make sure he gets his shots so he can get in school.

Some of my oldest friends are actors. But that's not the only place my friends come from.