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A diaper is as inspiring as a drink.

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
Diaper
Diapers
Inspiring
Drink

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I don't know if it will be my big comeback, but I think it is a statement - that I am a self-sustaining, vibrant, long-term artist, and I'm not going away! And if you don't give me credit, then the musical gods will!
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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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I bemoan the fact that all my famous friends have places in St. Bart's and I have to go to Montauk.
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I do not consider myself a guitar player. My father is a guitar player - I'm not.
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Guess the world needs both sun And the moon too Sad with what I have except for you.
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I really need to know I may just never see you again, or might as well You took advantage of a world that loved you well I'm going to a town that has already been burnt down I'm so tired of you, America.
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I knew I was gay when I was around 13. There wasn't the internet, there weren't support groups, AIDS was everywhere. I mean, it was really dark.
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It seems like the older I get, the more unreal the world becomes.
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I'll be honest, I worry sometimes about what I've done. I have tied my whole person to my art and, whatever it takes to get that hook, I will go there and do it.
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I believe in freedom Freedom's apparently all I need But who's ever been free in this world? Who has never had to bleed in this world?
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For me, the iPhone is harder than reading Faust.
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I've developed a bit of a fascination with John Denver. I always thought he was kind of tacky and somewhat revolting and had a kind of simplistic weirdness, but on second listen, he actually did have an incredible voice, and the blatant naiveté of his work is straight-edge, in a way.
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Some people go to Berlin to get more cutting edge I went and started wearing lederhosen and going to visit baroque palaces.
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One of the main destructive forces within our family has been these runaway egos. I think if you look at any show business family, that struggle exists.
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The artist who gave me the most inspiration and direction, especially as a singer - and I absolutely consider myself a singer, 100 percent - is Nina Simone. She's my ultimate pianist-singer-type person.
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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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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.
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Why be in music, why write songs, if you can't use them to explore life or an idealized vision of life?
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My cheeks explode when I smile. Thats why I have to look so nonplussed.
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Cigarettes and chocolate milk These are just a couple of my cravings Everything it seems I like's a little bit stronger A little bit thicker A little bit harmful for me.
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