Rufus Wainwright wanted to make it clear his new music video for "Sword of Damocles" is a direct address to President Trump — in fact, he opened the clip with a card that reads, "Dear Mr. President." ...

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Singer, songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright sits for portraits at his home in Los Angeles. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times) Rufus Wainwright feels the clock ticking. He’s only 51, but when ...

Rufus Wainwright says that sometimes when he sings he lets his imagination wander. “Depending on how difficult the piece is, I mean,” he quickly adds. “Sometimes I have to be totally concentrated and ...

Post-pandemic, many musicians are only now getting the artistic automobile out of the garage and getting the engine gently purring again. But meanwhile, composer Rufus Wainwright is already tooling ...