He made himself available to anyone to support their career and aid in their development and growth. He knew it all: how to arrange for any promotion or to advance to a more senior job. Michael always felt it would be nice to have the skills and knowledge to become famous performer. At the same time, he knew all about legal issues, so it always made him happy when someone asked him for a legal advice instead of handing over a problem to the orchestra’s lawyer. He always felt more comfortable being with non-performing people. Perhaps he found them less self-centered, while the musicians were so engaged in music and instruments they played so they were only talking music.