Rufus Wainwright quotes - page 2

The Greatest songwriter on the planet. (Rufus Wainwright)
Rufus is one of those singular musical talents who both transcends and makes a mockery of fashion. It would not matter in which musical era he chose to materialise, but that his voice and his sensibility would be recognised as unique, timeless and without peer. View quote
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Even if the sun, it is blazing Even if the snow, it is raging All the elements, we must conquer To get to the other side of town. View quote
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I did go from wanting to be someone now I'm drunk and wearing flip-flops on Fifth Avenue. View quote
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You broke my heart, Danny boy Not your fault, Danny boy I was had at the doorstep Played, like a two to a four-set Had, like poor Job in the bible by God. View quote
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My cheeks explode when I smile. That's why I have to look so nonplussed. View quote
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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! View quote
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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. View quote
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I have an ounce of Lady Gaga's full-bodied ambition. View quote
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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. View quote
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That will to love is very powerful. But it doesn't always win. (Rufus Wainwright)
Unless I have my aunt or my boyfriend to take care of me, I'm a little pathetic. View quote
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It seems like the older I get, the more unreal the world becomes. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm hyper light-sensitive and must sleep in the equivalent of a sealed tomb. View quote
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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 point of being an artist was that you shouldn't be like anyone else. View quote
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I think we could all be a bit more elitist. View quote
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I am always writing; if you want to survive in this business, you need to keep working, keep creating and never stop the output. View quote
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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 - let's get real: it's your bodily artistic movements! It comes from the same place. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. (Rufus Wainwright)
I made the decision to take on board the critical feedback. Reviews are something you can easily ignore as a performer or writer but I chose to not ignore them here and I think that I benefited. I think I'm stronger for it - and I have a tougher skin as a result. View quote
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Writing an opera and premiering in England, you could say I was going right into the eye of the storm and I came out successfully. A little tattered and bruised, but so what, I made it. View quote
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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. View quote
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I still believe that love is the most powerful force in the world, even though I am yet to experience it fully. View quote
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