There Will Be Rainbows: A Biography of Rufus Wainwright by Kirk Lake - ISBN: 9781409103424
Paperback

There Will Be Rainbows: A Biography of Rufus Wainwright

And the Story of Loudon Wainwright and Kate McGarrigle

  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    1 July 2010

Summary

‘Rufus Wainwright is the greatest songwriter on the planet.’ - Elton John.

Rufus Wainwright’s work mixes innovation and tradition like no other contemporary pop performer. His private life, which, by choice or otherwise, he has lived in public, is equally incredible - and in its own, sometimes peculiar, often exaggerated way, has encompassed all three of the cliched tenets of the popular artist (sex, drugs and rock n roll).

In seeking to explain how the artist works …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781409103424
ISBN-10:1409103420
Author:Kirk Lake
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Orion
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:1 July 2010
Weight:308g
Dimensions:198mm x 155mm x 25mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

An informative and intriguing portrait of a fascinating artist, and the family who made him. - Montreal Gazette.

This biography, like Wainwright’s best music, is orchestrated to perfection. - Record Collector.

About The Author

Kirk Lake

Kirk Lake is a writer and musician. He has contributed articles to the Guardian, Observer, the Idler and the NME.

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