Do you read your reviews?

Oh sure, sometimes. If they’re good, you don’t remember them. But I remember my first review, of a major concert I conducted in New York in 1985. It began, “We should think that this person is talented, but we don’t.” I stayed in bed for a couple of days after that.

This is a quote from Portrait of the artist: Marin Alsop, conductor. She is so right about not remembering the good ones, but remembering the bad.

Ah yes …

The overture was marred only by the bland English horn playing.

I think that was back in 1977 or 78. I sure do remember it.