As Mark Twain said, 'I love Wagner -- if only they'd cut out all that damned singing!' Votes: 6
Edward AbbeyThe late Bill Nye once said, 'I have been told that Wagner's music is better than it sounds. Votes: 6
Mark TwainI just can't listen to any more Wagner, you know...I'm starting to get the urge to conquer Poland. Votes: 6
Woody AllenWagner manages to convey emotion with music better than anyone, before or since. Votes: 4
Stephen HawkingAfter conducting Wagner, Beethoven's triple concerto is like taking an Alka Seltzer. Votes: 3
Zubin MehtaWestern culture is what gave us Mozart, and Da Vinci, and Wagner, and Beethoven. Votes: 3
Milo YiannopoulosThe music of Wagner imposes mental tortures that only algebra has the right to inflict. Votes: 3
Paul Bins, comte de Saint-VictorThe score is doing a lot of work. It's like Wagner. It's like a yak carrying people. Votes: 3
Nico MuhlyFor me Wagner is impossible... he talks without ever stopping. One can't just talk all the time. Votes: 3
Robert SchumannThe way to get a ball past (Honus) Wagner is to hit it eight feet over his head. Votes: 3
John McGraw...there isn't often anything in Wagner opera that one would call by such a violent name as acting. Votes: 3
Mark TwainWagner used to read the libretti of his operas to his friends; I am glad I was not there. Votes: 3
Ralph Vaughan Williams