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Rufus & Lucy Wainwright @ Wellmont Theater in NJ - pics

photos by Tim Griffin
Rufus Wainwright

“For Rufus Wainwright, being gay can be a bit of a distraction.

Wainwright, who has been open about his homosexuality since the release of his eponymous debut album in 1998, acknowledges that he isn’t the only gay pop star, but believes he is the first to begin his career totally out of the closet.

Though his personal life has resulted in tons of press in the past decade, it has also been a liability, Wainwright told The Times.

“It’s an exciting prospect, and always has been, but on the other hand, you know, it has diminished at times my success,” he said. “But I can’t really – there’s no sort of skirting the issue, because it is just a plain fact.”” [The Montclair Times]

Lucy Wainwright Roche opened for her brother Rufus at the Wellmont Theater in Montclair, NJ on Friday night, the 13th of February. They both play again, with no electricity, on March 4th at City Winery with Sean Lennon who was recently added to the Blackoutsabbath bill.

More pictures from NJ below…

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