Do you know why conductors live so long? Because we perspire so much.

It's a thing that's been happening over the years and it's an irregular heart-beat, sometimes I perspire a lot and it (heart) tends to race a bit harder.

the most gifted of the new generation of American conductors.

Can you imagine what most conductors would do if I wrote one?

I was different from most young conductors today.

Desire-Aspire-Perspire-Inspire but, don't Expire!