That will to love is very powerful. But it doesn't always win. Rufus Wainwright lovepowerfulwin Change image and share on social
I've been thinking of trying my hand at rap. I've been recording snippets on my BlackBerry. Rufus Wainwright blackberryhandhave Change image and share on social
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. Rufus Wainwright diefinehit Change image and share on social
I find so many songwriters today are missing an element... either the production is amazing but the songs aren't, or it's the other way around. Rufus Wainwright amazeelementfind Change image and share on social
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. Rufus Wainwright bigburneedward share on social
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. Rufus Wainwright bruiseenglandeye Change image and share on social
I've had my ups and downs, and I definitely have a sense - in America, especially - that once you've made your mark and gotten your Rolling Stone piece and your Grammy nomination, that they're on to the next piece of meat, and they don't necessarily like to follow the twists and turns of an artistic career. Rufus Wainwright americaartisticcareer share on social
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! Rufus Wainwright banishevilgood Change image and share on social
I'm definitely a fan of juxtaposition. Using the most beautiful line to say the most horrific thing - I think one of the main things in songwriting is definitely friction between the words and the melody. Rufus Wainwright beautifulfanfriction share on social