My mother and father could not handle even me being gay. We never talked about it, really. — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
I think my mother, more than anyone, knew the importance of inspiration. If it was occurring, you had to use it. — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
I am disappointed that my parents didn't give birth to a porn star. — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
I do not consider myself a guitar player. My father is a guitar player - I'm not. — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
My mother had a lot of parties when I was a child. There'd always be a moment when she would place me… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
I'm very blessed, mainly because even though my family is mostly in show business, it's really centered around music. My parents were… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
In the music business, to survive for so long, you have to be able to cut off from your emotions sometimes. And… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
My mother's songs are really turning out to be masterpieces. I have inherited this incredible legacy and am so fortunate to bathe… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
My parents were serious working musicians, but they were not stars - not like pop stars that you have now. They had… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
When it came to using elements of your personal life in your work, my mother was the master, or the mistress. There… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
I definitely consider 'Poses' - the whole album in fact - to be kind of a miracle. Like the last breath of that moment… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
You know the question: 'How do you get to Carnegie Hall?' Answer: 'Practise?' Well, in my case, I got there by not practising. I… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
I've had my ups and downs, and I definitely have a sense - in America, especially - that once you've made your mark and… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
I'll always be a boulevardier. I have an extreme reverence and romantic longing for all that is decrepit and fatalistic. — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
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… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
Growing up, for years and years I had no idea what the plots of operas were, and that's part of what fascinated me -… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
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… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
I basically have needed to go to the piano and give voice periodically to, you know - I'm always afraid to describe it as… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
And you will believe in love And all that it's supposed to be But just until the fish start to smell And you're struck… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
It's about how whenever I fall in love, I have these expectations of the experience being a perfect dream, which, of course, ruins it.… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
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… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
