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This is for all the Rufus fans.
"When I started my career the first thing I said to my
record company before I'd even sat down at the table was, 'I
am not pretending to be straight; I'm going to be totally
honest about my own sexuality.' I was afraid that
contractually they'd try and bind me into something --
whereas I'd rather be bound in leather -- just kidding! I
have always been excited by the history of gay culture and
the real tradition of high art and high standards which has
existed for hundreds of years. I've drawn on that, and felt
I was at a tremendous advantage because I could draw on that
and carry on that tradition. That fuelled me and helped me.
Some people think 'he's too gay' or 'maybe he's too much of
an opera queen,' but I found it tremendously useful."
-- Singer Rufus Wainwright to Australia's 4ZZZ Queer Radio
and Queensland Pride newspaper, Jan. 12.