Canadian - Musician | July 22, 1973 -
I've written songs for Shirley Bassey, Marianne Faithfull, and Linda Thompson. I sort of focus on these wonderful, aging divas. But maybe that's because I think I'm Christina Aguilera.
Rufus Wainwright
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I think the minute you mention death, people run for the hills - unless it's heavy metal. People do not like death.
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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.
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I may not lead the most dramatic life, but in my brain it's 'War and Peace' everyday.
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Everything I do, I feel is genius. Whether it is or it isn't.
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It seems like the older I get, the more unreal the world becomes.
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I have managed to eke out a good and substantial existence. I'm not shoveling gold bricks or anything, but I do very, very well.
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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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When it came to using elements of your personal life in your work, my mother was the master, or the mistress. There were three or four songs she wrote about my father - songs about failed love.
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I've been thinking of trying my hand at rap. I've been recording snippets on my BlackBerry.
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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.
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I think my mother, more than anyone, knew the importance of inspiration. If it was occurring, you had to use it.
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