Rufus Wainwright Quotes

• 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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  Topics in Beauty, Death

  Tags in Better

• 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.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Believe, Little

• Everything I do, I feel is genius. Whether it is or it isn’t.

  Rufus Wainwright

  Topics in Genius

  Tags in Everything

• I may not lead the most dramatic life, but in my brain it’s ‘War and Peace’ everyday.

  Rufus Wainwright

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Peace, Brain

• I’m your knight in shining armor. I’m here to save you from Linkin Park.

  Rufus Wainwright

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Save, Park

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

  Rufus Wainwright

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Older, Seems

• Let the little fairy in you fly!

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Fly, Fairy

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

  Rufus Wainwright

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in True, Game

• There’s no life without humour. It can make the wonderful moments of life truly glorious, and it can make tragic moments bearable.

  Rufus Wainwright

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Wonderful, Moments

• 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.

  Rufus Wainwright

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Music, Believe

• I like to make the mundane fabulous whenever I can.

  Rufus Wainwright

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Fabulous

Rufus Wainwright (11)

Birth:	22nd July, 1973
Nationality:	American, Canadian
Profession:	Composer, Lyricist, Singer

About

Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter and composer. He has recorded seven albums of original music and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks. He has also written a classical opera and set Shakespeare sonnets to music for a theater piece by Robert Wilson.

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