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
gay men age
When I was signed, at the age of 23...the fact that I presented myself as an out gay man was very, very unusual.
being-pretty uncool
Being uncool is being pretty much the coolest you can be.
genius feels
Everything I do, I feel is genius. Whether it is or it isn't.
years cleaning cleaning-up
After years of hotels, I'm horribly inept at cleaning up after myself.
artist torn
As an artist, you put so much into what you do and it can all be torn down in a nanosecond.
reading iphone faust
For me, the iPhone is harder than reading Faust.
track musical usurpers
I am regarded as a usurper, as an imposter and dilettante, because I do technically come from the wrong side of the tracks in musical terms.
cutting teeth closets
I came out of the closet very young, and I had to cut my teeth pretty fast.
powerful believe love-is
I still believe that love is the most powerful force in the world, even though I am yet to experience it fully.
daughter real world
What I love about my daughter is that she is going to definitely allow me and force me to change my life and slow down and make it more about the real things in the world.
diapers drink
A diaper is as inspiring as a drink.
sleep light sensitive
I'm hyper light-sensitive and must sleep in the equivalent of a sealed tomb.
attitude littles albums
If I had had more of a strategic attitude towards how to reveal my sexuality, and if I'd even played with it a little more, I could have sold a lot more albums and been a lot more famous.
house earth opera
I've always gravitated towards opera, and the Royal Opera House is quite possibly the greatest opera house on earth.