On this week’s episode of The Hardcore Humanism Podcast we had the pleasure of talking with singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright. Wainwright has been making rich, textured “Baroque Pop” music for over twenty years and recently released his seventh studio album, Unfollow the Rules(2020). Rolling Stone calls the album “a stately pop throwback full of his signature vocal grandeur” And The Guardian says “…sumptuous…a lush, engaging study …”

During the conversation, we talk about a frequent topic of Wainwright’s music – experiencing, contemplating and expressing feelings of “darkness.” Wainwright also discusses his struggle with severe depression and addiction, as well as the suicides of contemporaries such as Kurt Cobain and Elliott Smith.

Learning about how Rufus understands and connects with these darker emotions can help us explore ways to manage and cope with our own struggles with darkness. 

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