Addiction Can Never Be Cured: Musical War Crimes and the legacy of Wagnerism With Dr. Larry Mass

In this episode, we continue to examine the toxic brew that is Wagnerism with Dr Larry Mass. In this concluding discussion of his musical life, we cover his growing awareness of the dark underbelly of the musical phenomenon once still often brushed under the rug. Dr Mass helps us to both understand musical listening under the framework of addiction but also the complex processes of psychological dissimulation and denial that take place in the mind of the addict and the musical listener. Finally, given his historically significant role as an early observer of the AIDS epidemic, Dr Mass reveals how a changing political landscape can actually effect the way even much older music sounds and is understood. Thanks for joining us again and please like, rate and subscribe. Fare thee all well.