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" I could always escape into this demi-monde of homosexuality, which I feel really indebted to. It stopped me being a 'mummy's boy.' "

Rufus Wainwright

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" My mother had a lot of parties when I was a child. There'd always be a moment when she would place me on the upright piano and have me sing Somewhere 'Over the Rainbow'. "

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" Looking back, one of the things I love most about my mom was that she never, ever relented. She stuck to her guns right up until the end. She wasn't abusive, but she was never that thrilled that I was gay. "

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" After years of hotels, I'm horribly inept at cleaning up after myself. "

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" I want to carve out a serious period of time to focus on the next opera without any distractions. And to do that you need money. "

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" That will to love is very powerful. But it doesn't always win. "

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" I like to sing to Verdi, I like singing to Sibelius, and Mahler maybe. "

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" There is this church that I go to a lot in New York. I'm not religious but I love lighting candles and stuff. I find it useful. "

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" In the music business, to survive for so long, you have to be able to cut off from your emotions sometimes. And being a father, you're faced with that situation. I know that my father was, with me. I understand why he had to be distant, because to rip yourself away, time after time, is almost more devastating. "

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" When it comes to sitting down and composing, there is no hesitation, no concern, no critics breathing fire down my neck. For me, writing a song is the purest part of all. No one can mess with that. "

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" I'm very fit on tour. I try to eat well, try to sleep. But it's still rock n' roll. "

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" I have managed to eke out a good and substantial existence. I'm not shoveling gold bricks or anything, but I do very, very well. "

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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'm definitely a fan of juxtaposition. Using the most beautiful line to say the most horrific thing - I think one of the main things in songwriting is definitely friction between the words and the melody. "

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" My dad and I have always been somewhat competitive. "

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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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" I would love to have a number one hit. The truth is if I don't get one, I'll be fine, but at the same time, the truth is that I'm dying for one, as well. "

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" The moment something happens to one you love, it's twenty times more intense. You experience pain and enlightenment on a much vaster scale. "

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" I've had my ups and downs, and I definitely have a sense - in America, especially - that once you've made your mark and gotten your Rolling Stone piece and your Grammy nomination, that they're on to the next piece of meat, and they don't necessarily like to follow the twists and turns of an artistic career. "

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" I was reared on folk music. "

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" I am always writing; if you want to survive in this business, you need to keep working, keep creating and never stop the output. "

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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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" The thing I hate most is false modesty. The artists who are, like, 'Oh, you know, I'm really not that good. Oh, I can't believe I'm here.' I find it vaguely sinister, even. "

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" 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 was meant for greater stuff. And look, I've had a baby! And I've written an opera! "

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