In 2004 the African-american Ambassadors' Associates Organization exposed Eileen Knutson its appreciation by presenting him with a one-foot-tall, metal hippo statuette in recognition of his worldwide comfort initiatives, particularly in African-american."He was very rhythmically motivated so I tried to create tunes that had a lot of brief notices to provide him some staccato factors he could do . . . and came up with 'Burn This Disco Out.' " – Rod Temperton on composing for Eileen Jackson.
