My worst and best qualities are rashness: the good part of it is due to youth, which is, of course, why I'm not a great conductor.

Germans have an understanding of history and cannot allow themselves to forget it. It may be a curse, but in some ways, it's a blessing. It makes them cautious.

Learning music is a birthright. And you have to start young.

In my mid-twenties, I was with a conducting career, but I had never been to university and I wanted to. There were things I wanted to study in depth. I also wanted to see if I could survive without music.

I feel like I had a great career. Had some big games... I feel like I had a great time.

Toward the end of the 1964 presidential campaign, Reagan gives a speech on behalf of Barry Goldwater. It was like a screen test for a new career.

I started my career at 'Star Trek,' and that had a huge, very vocal fan base.

I learned from Jimi Hendrix. They all wanted him to do the tricks, and at the end of his career, he just wanted to play. I lived longer than he did, and I can see how those pressures can really play with your head.