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" I have earned hundreds of thousands of pounds, but I can't seem to get to grips with money. "

Rufus Wainwright

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" New York is not the centre for American culture and art that it once was because of the forces of conservatism. Giuliani, capitalism - and then there was 9/11. I really believe that if I leave, it will suffer! Maybe that's why I love it here, because I feel wanted. "

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" When it came to using elements of your personal life in your work, my mother was the master, or the mistress. There were three or four songs she wrote about my father - songs about failed love. "

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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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" I do not consider myself a guitar player. My father is a guitar player - I'm not. "

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" I've always gravitated towards opera, and the Royal Opera House is quite possibly the greatest opera house on earth. "

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" I've developed into quite a swan. I'm one of those people that will probably look better and better as I get older until I drop dead of beauty. "

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" There's prejudice everywhere. I don't think the music industry is as bad as the movie industry. But I have taken a few hits over the years for my sexuality, and for being honest about my life. In the end, it's the music that rules the roost. "

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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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" I still believe that love is the most powerful force in the world, even though I am yet to experience it fully. "

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

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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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