Rufus Wainwright Interview with George Stroumboulopoulos on The Hour 

Brilliant, dazzling, humourous, gentle, engaging !! Wonderful entertainer and better ever year !

We all deserve someone like him in our lives, he is a great humanitarian and a musical savant.

His speaking voice and singing voice are on two whole different levels... it amazes me.

I just recently came to discover Rufus Wainwright's music & I love it! And this is all thanks to The Hour because that is where I discovered him! I love The Hour!!

Rufus is funny and extremely intelligent, impressive and his frankness is remarkable. That's so rare nowadays.

I haven't seen this show but I was so happy to find inerview that was relaxed and natural and to hear Rufus speak comfortably and so confidently. Soundign as honest as honest as his songs. The interviewer was apparantly just fine for the job - which is to facilitate a forum where one can talk about himself without just talking about himself. It makes it easier. I am am so impressed with his comment re: being a great songwriter. He is. False modesty breed distrust and I am glad I saw this, Thanks

Ruffus is my hero. As of today my music direction has been altered. Thank you Mr. Wainwright....

I agree... if he doesn't deserve to be confident I don't know who does...

Rufus is soooooooo charming. I really dig this man.

HE IS AWESOMEEE!!!!

Yes you can say you are 'the greatest songwriter/performer on the planet' because you are.

It is called humor...wit...irony...just look at his face when he says things like that. In addition to being the best singer/songwriter of our time, he's funny too.

I think if Rufus came out on stage and thought he was "crap" it would unlock so many doors - "crap" has always been the ointment in peoples relationship to music. Then of course his "Crap" would become a number one hit. - just my opinion. cant wait to see him Live in Octobre!

That last part was profound. It's true, it was Bush/Clinton for a long time. They're good buddies. "Just send us your cash."

How so?

I think it's apparent that he has low self esteem...many great artists have that, it's their driving force. Yes, he takes considerable pride in his music. At least he doesn't have that false humility that we see so much of from really talented musicians.

Its like hes arrogant, but hes in his right to be, because he is amazing. He says some sort of pompous things, but I can't disagree with them.

Wtf, your comment is nauseating, why should he show humility for rising up to par of what a good song writer/singer should be? Its somthing to get him motivated even more...It somthing alot of his fans believe aswell...He's geting interviewed because they find him facinating..or talented..or whatever..weather you believe or not.

but its so true.. as a horrible as an interview as it is, watch the interview with rufus and isaac mizrahi... rufus is like 5'10" and 105 pounds..

lay down youre guitar and sing ty

sorry i love Rufus's music ..but..." not leaning on his parents"?Cmon... you dont think having parents who were pr musicans and his growingup inthat atmsophere helped him try being a muisicna inthis world without coming from a musical family or having any family support=he was suppotewrd to be an artist fromthe time he was born his path was made easier by that acceptance

Wow, what a friggin flamer. As if the lisp wasn't enough, he had to add the pants, jacket and shirt... jeez.

he is very self centred and pompous, after seeing his show tonight I was very turned off