James Brown, as in the godfather of Soul. He sat next to me (2 feet away) at a bench outside at a private airport while he was waiting for his lear jet to be ready (which was 20 yards away). I wanted to ask him about his guitar players, Jimmy Nolen, etc. Because I was technically working and for respect of his privacy, I didn't say a peep. Cool thing was at the time, I had bought sheet music book and was really studying his songs in depth.