Metallica - The More I See

We are far from putting all of the above into Meyerbeu's fault; he was absolutely not obligated to help everyone who came to him. He reacted to Wagner as one of many and had every right to do so. Just an example of a relationship with Meyerbeer shows very clearly that until Liszt appeared in Wagner’s life, he couldn’t talk about any patrons - he was completely left to his own devices. And Meyerbe should be thankful only for the fact that the famous maestro had at one time condescended to meaningless correspondence and rare meetings with a little-known beginning composer, and nothing more.