Well, I Started Conducting Kind Of By Accident. I Wanted To Give Myself A Special Birthday Present For My Fortieth Birthday, And I Was Living In San Francisco At The Time And I Started Attending Some Of The Concerts And Then Simply Dropping Hints. - SearchQuotes

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Well, I started conducting kind of by accident. I wanted to give myself a special birthday present for my fortieth birthday, and I was living in San Francisco at the time and I started attending some of the concerts and then simply dropping hints.

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