500 years from now, people are still playing my music and listening to it and enjoying it. because that's what's happening with beethoven and chopin and all those guys like that who i grew up in a home, fortunately, where i heard all that. i heard every kind of music you can think of, basically, growing up. between my mom and i had two older sisters, they were playing everything. so i heard a lot of bach and beethoven and chopin and like that, you know. and heck, they were here 500 years ago. >> right. >> so i hope to do the same. >> speaking of growing up, you grew up in inner-city detroit. and it's amazing. you were surrounded by talent. when you were 8 years old you met a little girl named aretha franklin. >> absolutely. >> when did you know she was special? >> i knew she was special the day that i met her. reverend c. franklin was one of the top preachers in the united states at that time, you know. so they -- they had money.