Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwrightis 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...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionOpera Singer
Date of Birth22 July 1973
CityRhinebeck, NY
CountryCanada
defeat glory childbirth
Certainly in terms of my life - anybody's life - you go through death, childbirth and marriage, glory and defeat, and so on.
coffee snacks black
I will take my coffee black / never snack / hang with the wolves who are sheepish.
piano guitar lovers
I don’t really have a relationship with the guitar; it’s like my slutty lover, whereas I’m married to the piano
struggle blessed successful
I'm very blessed, mainly because even though my family is mostly in show business, it's really centered around music. My parents were very successful in many ways, but they weren't necessarily top of the charts. We were never wealthy because of music. We always had to work and we always had to struggle a little bit, and I think at the end of the day that's been very good for me, because I have a sense of it being very ephemeral.
california life-is
Life is the longest death in California,
jumping boots forests
I was in the forest jumping around daffodils while everyone was high on heroin.
daughter years three
I have a three-year-old daughter, which makes me more environmentally conscious. For me, it's about the future.
numbers dying truth-is
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.
struggle thinking ego
One of the main destructive forces within our family has been these runaway egos. I think if you look at any show business family, that struggle exists.
sleep rocks trying
I'm very fit on tour. I try to eat well, try to sleep. But it's still rock n' roll.
singing mahler sibelius
I like to sing to Verdi, I like singing to Sibelius, and Mahler maybe.
profound relax wish
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.
writing people musical
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!
peace war dramatic-life
I may not lead the most dramatic life, but in my brain it's 'War and Peace' everyday.