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| Gay musician Rufus Wainwright has turned his back on drugs and anonymous sex, and sings about love and redemption on his new CD, ‘Want One.’ (Photo courtesy of DreamWorks) |
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I considered that logical way to have a career, which is learn
your instrument well and write as classic songs as you can, somehow turned
out to be very counterculture.
Blade: Your music has always been classically influenced
but the lyrics are always rooted in the modern. How do you balance the two?
Wainwright: Classical music is all about balance anyway and
if you write something with a classical frame of mind, whatever era that might
be, the music has to be pretty sturdy. Therefore, lyrics, in my opinion, are
very important to make a song a song. But if the music is steady, you can put
any lyrics to it.
trong>Blade: What do you think about electronic music, and
the dance music that gay men are stereotypically supposed to like?
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| Gay musician trong>Rufus Wainwright, who recently spent a month in a drug rehabilitation
facility, says: ‘I’m looking for someone to fall in love with
me at this point. When you do a lot of drugs and you’re looking for
love, you fall in love with death.’ (Photo courtesy of the Associated
Press) |
Wainwright: Honestly, I tried my darndest to put myself into
that scene for years and, in order to enjoy it, I need massive quantities of
drugs. People should have fun, and I understand the need to let off steam and
really turn your brain off, but I find my soul gets a little anemic.
Blade: In the song “Vibrate,” you say, “My phone’s on
vibrate for you.” Who is it on vibrate for?
Wainwright: Some go-go boy who I was traipsing around the
bars looking for incessantly. He was a wonderful guy in the end. He tried to
teach me the Britney Spears dance, which later on I attempted myself in front
of the mirror and never repeated it since. It was good when we were doing it,
it gave me a lot of confidences, but otherwise it just didn’t work.
Blade: Many of your songs are about your quest for love.
What sort of guy would you fall in love with?
Wainwright: I’m looking for someone to fall in love with
me at this point. I’m looking for someone to walk into my life and, basically,
seamlessly do so. I know it’s a tall order, but it’s happened before. I’m looking
for my Alice B. Toklas — someone who will toss up the dinner table and say, “We’re
getting out of here.”
trong>Blade: Did your experiences while on drugs change how
you view your romantic relationships?
Wainwright: It perverted it certainly. I wouldn’t say ruined
my view of it, but broke it in a certain way. I think when you do a lot of
dru
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