Q: I wouldn't call somebody who was never discovered in the first place forgotten. I'd call him undiscovered.

A: Okay.

Q: Second, you are an open secret. More people know about you every day.

You're not undiscovered. You're just not widely known.

A: Okay.

Q: Willem de Kooning felt that way. He knew who he was.

When he was poor--poor as a painter--he said, "I'm not poor, I'm broke."

A: Okay.

Q: Third, are you sure you want to be discovered?

Look what happened to Dave Chapelle.

A: What happened to Dave Chapelle?

Q: His fame got to him.

He quit his show.

He had a nervous breakdown and walked out of a $50 million contract.

Too much pressure.

A: Was that business about the Dark Crusaders being out to get him paranoia, then?

Q: Who are the Dark Crusaders?

A: Bill Cosby, Oprah Winfrey, Al Sharpton. Robert L. Johnson. Whoopi Goldberg, and Louis Farrakhan.

Q: You are imagining things.

A: I was afraid of that.

Q: Apropos of American masters, Conga player Ray Barretto got a Jazz Master award from the NEA. Then died. He was 76.

A: That happens.

I heard that on Fresh Air. And All Things Considered.