RZA (born Robert Diggs), 55 ... his inner musings from ages 14 to 19 — which he transformed into an orchestral coming-of-age story about the complexities of love, friendship, spirituality ...

RZA had grown up poor on Staten Island, but two of the things that opened his eyes to the broader world were martial arts and chess. He learned chess at age 11 from a girl he claims also took his ...