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I love Wagner, but the music I prefer is that of a cat hung up by its tail outside a window and trying to stick to the panes of glass with its claws.

Please write music like Wagner, only louder.

When I'm alone at home, I really prefer to listen to Wagner's orchestral music rather than any vocal music. I find it illuminating not to have to pay attention to voices in the recordings.

Wagner manages to convey emotion with music better than anyone, before or since.

Wagner has lovely moments but awful quarters of an hour.

Richard Wagner, a musician who wrote music which is better than it sounds.

Mr. Wagner has beautiful moments but bad quarters of an hour.

It always makes me sad when I think of how I saw Wagner wasting his vitality, not only by singing their parts to some of his artists, but acting out the smallest details, and of how few they were who were responsive to his wishes.

Robert Wagner was my greatest crush.