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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. "

Rufus Wainwright

Love

American

Art

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" I have a good face for what I do. "

Rufus Wainwright

Face

Good

" I'm very much a romantic. I'm highly attuned to an older sensibility, which I believe is alive and well. We're not that far ahead of the Romantic Age in society. "

" 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. "

" For better or worse, I've always been curious musically. Whether it's opera or Judy Garland or pop, I've deliberately sought those things out. I've never wanted to do the same things over and over. Some think I've accomplished what I set out to do, and others consider me a dilettante. "

Rufus Wainwright

Curious

Always

" Everything I do, I feel is genius. Whether it is or it isn't. "

" I'm hyper light-sensitive and must sleep in the equivalent of a sealed tomb. "

" I'm your knight in shining armor. I'm here to save you from Linkin Park. "

" I believe a lot of our lives are spent asleep, and what I've been trying to do is hold on to those moments when a little spark cuts through the fog and nudges you. "

" 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! "

Rufus Wainwright

Destiny

My Life

" In the present world, this technological, psychotic, politicised, nonsensical world, you have to believe that the good guys are going to win! That evil will be banished somehow! "

" I've written songs for Shirley Bassey, Marianne Faithfull, and Linda Thompson. I sort of focus on these wonderful, aging divas. But maybe that's because I think I'm Christina Aguilera. "

" I am regarded as a usurper, as an imposter and dilettante, because I do technically come from the wrong side of the tracks in musical terms. "

" I very much faced my mother's death with hard, arduous and time-consuming labor. The more I would do, the less I would feel. "

" Being uncool is being pretty much the coolest you can be. "

" You get to a certain age, and you feel the need to reward yourself just for existing. "

" It seems like the older I get, the more unreal the world becomes. "

Rufus Wainwright

Older

Get

" I've been thinking of trying my hand at rap. I've been recording snippets on my BlackBerry. "

" My mother and father could not handle even me being gay. We never talked about it, really. "

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

" I think my mother, more than anyone, knew the importance of inspiration. If it was occurring, you had to use it. "

" Let the little fairy in you fly! "

" I definitely consider 'Poses' - the whole album in fact - to be kind of a miracle. Like the last breath of that moment when decadence is healthy, 'Poses' encapsulates that feeling. It's a kind of song and a kind of album that I'll never be able to repeat. "

" My mother's songs are really turning out to be masterpieces. I have inherited this incredible legacy and am so fortunate to bathe in her sensibilities. It is tinged with tragedy. I'd much rather she was here in person, but there is still a positive force to come out of her death and that is having the gift of music that she gave. "

" Premiering a new opera is probably one of the hardest things in the world to do, and opening nights of any opera are always pretty stressful. "

" When I wrote the opera, I made a deal with myself that for at least an hour a day I would work on it, even if it meant just sitting on my piano bench, staring into space and thinking about it. It's about keeping it regular, like your bowel movements - let's get real: it's your bodily artistic movements! It comes from the same place. "

" I came out of the closet very young, and I had to cut my teeth pretty fast. "

" 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

Feel

Always

" Why be in music, why write songs, if you can't use them to explore life or an idealized vision of life? I believe a lot of our lives are spent asleep, and what I've been trying to do is hold on to those moments when a little spark cuts through the fog and nudges you. "

" 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. "

" Life is a game and true love is a trophy. "