To me, songs come of their own volition - and with an open-ended philosophy. — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
'Prima Donna' is my kind of love song to opera but it's not the full experience. — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
Why be in music, why write songs, if you can't use them to explore life or an idealized vision of life? — 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… — 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've written songs for Shirley Bassey, Marianne Faithfull, and Linda Thompson. I sort of focus on these wonderful, aging divas. But maybe… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
I'm definitely a fan of juxtaposition. Using the most beautiful line to say the most horrific thing - I think one of… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
When it comes to sitting down and composing, there is no hesitation, no concern, no critics breathing fire down my neck. For… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
One day you will come to Montauk and see your dad playing the piano And see your other dad wearing glasses Hope… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
There is no way that I could say that I am going to be Mahler or Mozart. But no one is. And… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
The song is about knowing the end result of every situation you're in, and being able to play it out in your… — 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
I find so many songwriters today are missing an element... either the production is amazing but the songs aren't, or it's the… — 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 don’t really have a relationship with the guitar; it’s like my slutty lover, whereas I’m married to the piano — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
Why be in music, why write songs, if you can't use them to explore life or an idealized vision of life? I… — 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
