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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.

Rufus Wainwright

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Rufus Wainwright
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: July 22
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Rhinebeck (village)
New York
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright
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