My love of classical hit pretty early. I was 13 when it occurred, and that was really the only music I listened to for many, many years. I went to a conservatory, but I always knew I would be in the pop world, because A) it was more fun and B) you didn't have to practice as much and you could go out more. But I immediately saw this opportunity to inject my material with these sounds that most members of my generation really didn't know about, so it was a great way to differentiate myself from the pack.
Rufus WainwrightI've always gravitated towards opera, and the Royal Opera House is quite possibly the greatest opera house on earth.
Rufus WainwrightThe moment something happens to one you love, it's twenty times more intense. You experience pain and enlightenment on a much vaster scale.
Rufus Wainwright