Étiquette : rufus wainwright

darrenandchrisnews:

“I met him through Alan Cumming. And, OK, here is another reason why Middle America will hate me [laughs]: Alan Cumming rented out a section of Disney World, the water park, for his 50th birthday, and that’s where I got to meet Darren. Both of us met in very skimpy bathing suits, on a waterslide. He professed his great love for my work, and every time I run into him subsequently, he’s always so enthusiastic about music and stuff. So I contacted him and he didn’t hesitate. He wanted to do it right away, so. Now, it so happens to be coinciding with his meteoric rise to fame, so some god is smiling upon us.”

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Rufus Wainwright – 
“So how did you get Darren Criss involved in the “Sword of Damocles” video? He’s having a real moment right now, having just won the Emmy for The Assassination of Gianni Versace.” [Yahoo News]

November 20, 2018

Rufus Wainwright’s ‘Sword of Damocles’ warning about Trump: ‘The fox is in the henhouse, and there’s going be hell to pay’

belleybuttons:

So how did you get Darren Criss involved in the “Sword of Damocles” video? He’s having a real moment right now, having just won the Emmy for The Assassination of Gianni Versace.

Rufus Wainwright: I met him through Alan Cumming. And, OK, here is another reason why Middle America will hate me [laughs]: Alan Cumming rented out a section of Disney World, the water park, for his 50th birthday, and that’s where I got to meet Darren. Both of us met in very skimpy bathing suits, on a waterslide. He professed his great love for my work, and every time I run into him subsequently, he’s always so enthusiastic about music and stuff. So I contacted him and he didn’t hesitate. He wanted to do it right away, so. Now, it so happens to be coinciding with his meteoric rise to fame, so some god is smiling upon us.

Rufus Wainwright’s ‘Sword of Damocles’ warning about Trump: ‘The fox is in the henhouse, and there’s going be hell to pay’

He was immediately, unabashedly, almost embarrassingly in love with my music. He had no qualms about acting like a complete fanboy, which secretly I adore

Rufus Wainwright About Darren Criss

Darren Criss fanboying like the best of us 😀

Rufus Wainwright on Poses, Opera and the Sword Over Donald Trump

belleybuttons:

“Your last few months have been insanely busy. First, I wanted to ask about the release of the video for “Sword of Damocles,” which co-stars Darren Criss. After winning the Emmy for The Assassination of Gianni Versace, I imagine he’s in incredible demand. Was it difficult to arrange his participation?

Not really. I’ve known him for a couple of years. I met him through Alan Cumming. He was immediately, unabashedly, almost embarrassingly in love with my music. He had no qualms about acting like a complete fanboy, which secretly I adore [laughs]. I pretend not to care, but it makes a world of difference — to have a beautiful, budding young movie star love what I do. So he was into it, and after I asked him to be part of the video, he was locked and loaded and ready to come in and do it. He’s one of the most energetic and hard-working and game celebrities around today, and I’m very privileged to have had a chance to work with him.”

Rufus Wainwright on Poses, Opera and the Sword Over Donald Trump

‘Dear Mr. President’: Rufus Wainwright Is Back With a Political Anthem

darrencrissarmy:

The singer-songwriter discusses the video for his new song, “Sword of Damocles,” from which a portion of the proceeds will benefit voter registration efforts.

Directed by Andrew Ondrejcak, the video features Wainwright as Dionysius and The Assassination of Gianni Versace actor Darren Criss in the role of Damocles, with costumes by British designer Vivienne Westwood. Wainwright and Criss are seated at opposite ends of a long table as the spoils of wealth and power are first lavished on the king and then on Damocles.

‘Dear Mr. President’: Rufus Wainwright Is Back With a Political Anthem