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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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Once illness strikes, you realize there's not a lot of time for you to do what you really need to do. And there's no time like the present.

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Every video I do is over budget by the time I walk on set. I am massively extravagant in my personal habits.

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I wish I could just relax sometimes and make some money, but I always feel like I have to prove some kind of big, profound point.

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I should write a musical. That is probably one of the final areas that I should pay attention to, because it does kind of involve everything. It's got theatre, it's got young, pretty people... And it's got money!

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I want to carve out a serious period of time to focus on the next opera without any distractions. And to do that you need money.

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I have earned hundreds of thousands of pounds, but I can't seem to get to grips with money.

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My cheeks explode when I smile. That's why I have to look so nonplussed.

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My love of maple syrup. I've been known to knock back a can over a couple days: A swig here, a swig there, and next thing you know it's gone. It's a habit I have to stave off. I don't want to lose all my teeth.

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That will to love is very powerful. But it doesn't always win.

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There is this church that I go to a lot in New York. I'm not religious but I love lighting candles and stuff. I find it useful.

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I would love to have a number one hit. The truth is if I don't get one, I'll be fine, but at the same time, the truth is that I'm dying for one, as well.

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Looking back, one of the things I love most about my mom was that she never, ever relented. She stuck to her guns right up until the end. She wasn't abusive, but she was never that thrilled that I was gay.

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I was reared on folk music.

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I'm a big fan of the Pre-Raphaelites. Millais, Edward Burne-Jones, and I realised recently that my music is Pre-Raphaelite in a certain way, in that it reinvents an older era and romanticises it, puts it in this gilded frame.

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You know the question: 'How do you get to Carnegie Hall?' Answer: 'Practise?' Well, in my case, I got there by not practising. I didn't finish my music degree. And when I got into the pop world, I decided not to conform because I figured that the poi...

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I definitely try to broaden the scope of music. I don't know if it's pop or classical or what, but I'm religiously challenging myself all the time, for better or for worse.

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When I wrote the opera, I made a deal with myself that for at least an hour a day I would work on it, even if it meant just sitting on my piano bench, staring into space and thinking about it. It's about keeping it regular, like your bowel movements ...

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I am under no illusion that I will ever be the greatest opera composer in the world, with Wagner and Verdi and Strauss before me. I think my work could fit very nicely into musicals, though.

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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!!!