What is one thing on your bucket list? I want to go visit the cathedrals of Frances like Chartres. That’s one of the reasons I’m working on the French language right now. What is one memory from your college years that stands out to you? There is the time my best friends and I had...
If you could personally attend one of the performances of any music composer throughout history, who would you choose? I would attend a concert in Vienna of a Beethoven symphony. Although I would have to say, too, if I could hear Ella Fitzgerald live, that would be amazing. If you could be in “Guinness World...
What is one memory from your childhood that stands out to you? I was a boy scout and used to spend a lot of time with our Scout Troop in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. One memory that really jumps out at me was that we saw a mother bear and her cubs and...
If you could live one day in the life of any fictional character, who would you choose? Probably Conan the Barbarian. Life is simple but it’s also very adventurous and daring. The stakes are high, and living in a very civilized society, it’s a fun fantasy to imagine what it would be like to let...
This interview has been edited for length and clarity. What is one thing most people don’t know about you? I lived in Latin America as a child and I learned Spanish there. What is one experience from your childhood that you’ll never forget? I’m not quite sure if I remember this or if someone in...