Despite canceled tour dates and a delayed album release, rufuswainwright is still working hard in lockdown.
Rufus Wainwright performs onstage at the women's march in Los Angeles on January 21, 2017 in Los Angeles.is still working hard in lockdown.
Wainwright’s husband Jorn Weisbrodt films the musician’s daily performances and posts them to Instagram. The videos include dedications to friends like Marianne Faithfull, who wasafter a coronavirus diagnosis. They also feature stories about Wainwright’s older songs or the meanings behind the lyrics of unreleased tracks. The singer says he’s relishing the opportunity to practice and “work out some of the kinks in certain songs” and to invite audiences into an intimate space.
“One of the great joys of being a musician is being alone and playing songs and losing touch with reality and time and so forth,” he said. “I get to now go through that experience with an audience of man.” Wainwright’s ninth album,, has had its release date pushed back to July 10, and the singer says he’s very grateful that his fans understand the delay.
“I haven’t made a pop record for over seven years, so we want to do this right,” he said. In the meantime, the “Robe Recitals” will continue. Wainwright released the swaying single “Alone Time" on Friday , which will appear on the forthcoming album and which he says is “a perfect title for this day and age.”
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