Rufus Wainwright Opens Up on Being One of the First Openly Gay Artists & More | Billboard News

Rufus Wainwright opens up about being one of the first openly gay artists to succeed, the thinking behind his new album 'Folkocracy' and more!
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[@zachsiegaleisman]

Love this piece, Rufus Wainwright is an incredible musician!

[@user-pg7sx8nc9s]

Dear Rufus..I am a Bostonian and saw you live twice ! I have loved you since I learned about you. a age 16 y.o Thanks for the great pleasures you’ve shared of your music and all your loves! Martha and your Husband and stories of The Wonderful Wainwright Family. sincerely, Marjorie Korson❤❤❤

[@kc0mwl]

The interview is excellent because the subject is tremendously worthy and the interviewer is really excellent

[@Alfidur]

Really great interview. I liked how the interviewer and Rufus were able to contextualise Rufus' work in the past, today and with a view to the future in just a few minutes.

[@OneOfManyOfOne]

PLEASE please please consider re-recording "I'm A Runnin'" for new audiences!!!!! WE NEED THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@moofmastermadison]

listened to him while i was in middle school (24 now) and NEVER knew he was gay at all. i love going back and realizing some of my favorite artists are gay!

[@terraturner5048]

🙏

[@SteelOnVR]

❤

[@tubeyou89119]

Honestly I think the timing of his coming-out was not ideal for his career. The vast majority of world were not ready for that then. He is so underrated till this day, because of that imo.

[@kerriarista]

Rufus, IMO you DO rule everything!

[@julieclifford7698]

🌀💜💙💚💛💖🤍🫧🕊️🌹🎹

[@losfeliz3485]

"to succeed"? Whatever...he was hardly the first...Ask Holly Near.

[@timlynch5710]

One of the first? Hardly. He was decades behind.