Don Cornelius’ son says his father called him before he died (Video)

In an interview the day after his father died, Tony Cornelius, son of Soul Train creator Don Cornelius, said that his father called him before he committed suicide Wednesday.

In the interview with CBS News’ Gayle King on CBS This Morning Thursday, Tony would not discuss the specifics of the phone conversation, only describing it as “...a call of urgency, and I came to his home immediately,” according to CBS News.

The New York Daily News reports that Tony, who worked with his father and is a friend of King’s, told King that his father “...had been very unhappy about things that had gone on in his life and his health.”

Tony talked about the drawbacks of his father’s extremely private nature. “My father was extremely private and unfortunately, when you're a private person, you keep things inside,” he said, adding that he could tell how uncomfortable he was around people. “Obviously, me being extremely close to him, I could tell that he was uncomfortable. But our family could never know that he would -- how uncomfortable he really was,” he said.

King also asked Tony what he believes his father’s legacy will be. He responded that he believes his father would like to be remembered as someone who worked hard at being extremely professional. “I think his legacy would be that he really worked on the fine points. I mean, he's always taught me about it's the fine points that count and he wanted to achieve quality.”

According to The New York Times, police discovered Don Cornelius’ body after responding to a shooting at 4 a.m. at his Los Angeles home. He was found with what appeared to be a self-inflicted wound to the head and was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

You can watch Tony Cornelius’ interview on CBS below: