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All these poses of classical torture ruined my mind like a snake in the orchard. I did go from wanting to be someone, now I'm drunk and wearing flip-flops on Fifth Avenue.
Rufus Wainwright
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Rufus Wainwright
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: July 22
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