Rufus Wainwright: “Madonna’s been quite mean to me a couple of times”
nme.comRufus Wainwright has opened up about some of the unpleasant interactions he’s had with Madonna over the years.Speaking in a new interview with Attitude, the singer-songwriter talked about meeting his “Pride heroes” Shirley Bassey, Carol Channing and Barbra Streisand.He was then asked if he had met Madonna, to which he replied: “Um… Look, I’m fascinated by Madonna, as is the universe.
I’ve had evenings with her. Nothing extensive, but little run-ins with her over the years, and she’s never been particularly… I’m on a weird part of her radar!
I’m not quite a target, but I’m not a refuge either. Whatever.”He added: “We’ve never had a great thing. But I admire her tenacity, and some of her songs are great.
But she’s been quite mean to me a couple of times. But it’s like, join the list.”Wainwright was then asked to elaborate further. “With her, as with certain other celebrities of that magnitude, they have a real tunnel vision.
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