Ahmet Ertegun

My first wife was a theater person.

Rock n' roll really belongs to all America. It really doesn't belong to one city.

My father was in Ataturk's closest group. They lived together during the War of Liberation in Turkey.

I was a bit challenged when I was younger to stay on the right path.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

Ever since I watched 'Roots,' I've dreamed of tracing my African ancestry and helping other people do the same.