I definitely have a Luddite's approach to what's going on. I find that as I get older, I get stupider.
Rufus WainwrightMy 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.
Rufus WainwrightYou get to a certain age, and you feel the need to reward yourself just for existing.
Rufus WainwrightI 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.
Rufus Wainwright