Quotes by Rufus Wainwright

About Rufus Wainwright:

Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter and composer. He has recorded seven albums of original music and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks. He has also written a classical opera and set Shakespeare sonnets to music for a theater piece by Robert Wilson.

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Being uncool is being pretty much the coolest you can be.

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I love being not cool.

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I basically have needed to go to the piano and give voice periodically to, you know - I'm always afraid to describe it as a kind of therapeutic process, but nevertheless it was a type of unloading that had to occur due to my personal life with my mot...

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My dad and I have always been somewhat competitive.

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I think the minute you mention death, people run for the hills - unless it's heavy metal. People do not like death.

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My mother's songs are really turning out to be masterpieces. I have inherited this incredible legacy and am so fortunate to bathe in her sensibilities. It is tinged with tragedy. I'd much rather she was here in person, but there is still a positive f...

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I very much faced my mother's death with hard, arduous and time-consuming labor. The more I would do, the less I would feel.

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Arguably, the relationship between Liza Minnelli and Judy Garland is one of the great mother-daughter sagas of all time. Certainly, for certain people, and a lot of them, Liza is the bigger star. Liza is the more kind of viable legend, shall we say. ...

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The thing I hate most is false modesty. The artists who are, like, 'Oh, you know, I'm really not that good. Oh, I can't believe I'm here.' I find it vaguely sinister, even.

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In the present world, this technological, psychotic, politicised, nonsensical world, you have to believe that the good guys are going to win! That evil will be banished somehow!

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I have managed to eke out a good and substantial existence. I'm not shoveling gold bricks or anything, but I do very, very well.

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I have a good face for what I do.

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I bemoan the fact that all my famous friends have places in St. Bart's and I have to go to Montauk.

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Life is a game and true love is a trophy.

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There's no life without humour. It can make the wonderful moments of life truly glorious, and it can make tragic moments bearable.

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I may not lead the most dramatic life, but in my brain it's 'War and Peace' everyday.

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Why be in music, why write songs, if you can't use them to explore life or an idealized vision of life? I believe a lot of our lives are spent asleep, and what I've been trying to do is hold on to those moments when a little spark cuts through the fo...

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Crazy as it sounds, I'm a believer in destiny and serendipity, and I have had cosmic experiences all my life. Something told me I was meant for greater stuff. And look, I've had a baby! And I've written an opera!

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There's prejudice everywhere. I don't think the music industry is as bad as the movie industry. But I have taken a few hits over the years for my sexuality, and for being honest about my life. In the end, it's the music that rules the roost.

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I have never cooked a meal in my life and always end up paying for dozens of people to eat with me.

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When it came to using elements of your personal life in your work, my mother was the master, or the mistress. There were three or four songs she wrote about my father - songs about failed love.

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Author Bio

NameRufus Wainwright
DescriptionAmerican-Canadian singer-songwriter and composer
AliasesRufus McGarrigle Wainwright
BornJuly 22, 1973
CountryUnited States Of America
ProfessionComposer; Singer-songwriter; Pianist; Singer; Musician
WorksMilwaukee At Last!!!