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 WainwrightThe more hedonistic you were, the better...I very much subscribed to that as a young artist.
Rufus WainwrightI have a lot of advantages: I'm not addicted to horrifying pills. I also have surrounded myself with far more caring and upright individuals. And I wasn't abused as a child, so I'm doing okay!
Rufus WainwrightI think I've done a pretty fantastic job, but of course I want to sell millions of records.
Rufus Wainwright