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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 down by a hammer.
Rufus Wainwright
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Rufus Wainwright
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: July 22
Composer
Musician
Pianist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Rhinebeck (village)
New York
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright
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Fishes
Smell
Supposed
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Love
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Struck
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I basically have needed to go to the piano and give voice periodically to, you know - I'm always afraid to describe it as a kind of therapeutic process, but nevertheless it was a type of unloading that had to occur due to my personal life with my mother's health or just my professional trials and tribulations.
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These are just the rules and regulations Of the birds, and the bees The earth, and the trees, Not to mention the gods, not to mention the gods.
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I'm 33 and in my Jesus year, and I want it all right now. I want a perfect body. I want to have a perfect love affair. I want every member of my family to be healthy and happy. And I want the world to save itself and for America to realize that it has to give up its idea of being an empire. Wait until I hit 40 then it'll all come crumbling dow
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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.
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My dad and I have always been somewhat competitive.
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Unless I have my aunt or my boyfriend to take care of me, I'm a little pathetic.
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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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I think I've done a pretty fantastic job, but of course I want to sell millions of records.
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