However, it all came to a brief but screeching halt in 1974, when he'd developed a life-threatening brain aneurysm. He told GQ that at the time, when he was just 41, he felt a searing pain in his head ...
He played the trumpet with Lionel Hampton, produced albums ('Thriller'), songs ("We Are the World," "It's My Party"), films ('The Color Purple') and TV shows ('Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'), scored movies ...