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American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and electronic music pioneer who revolutionized jazz fusion. Child prodigy who performed Mozart with Chicago Symphony Orchestra at 11. Key member of Miles Davis' Second Great Quintet (1963-1968). Created landmark fusion albums like 'Head Hunters' (1973) and won 14 Grammy Awards plus an Oscar for 'Round Midnight' (1986) score. UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador since 2011.

• Developed addiction to PCP and cocaine during 1970s fusion period, later crediting Buddhist practice for helping him achieve sobriety
• His 1983 electro-funk hit 'Rockit' sparked controversy for its robotic music video featuring breakdancing mannequins, becoming MTV's most played video that year
• Pioneered early internet music collaboration with 2005's 'Possibilities' album, recording remotely with artists like Sting and Santana
• Survived 1968 car crash where his Fender Rhodes piano flew out and landed upright, later claiming it stayed miraculously in tune