Rufus Wainwright is older, but his gifts as a singer-songwriter have never been more in evidence ARNOLD WAYNE JONES | Executive Editorjones@dallasvoice.com When I first interviewed Rufus Wainwright back in 2004, he was at the height of his twinkdom.
Only 31 then, he already had four albums under his belt in just six years yet still sported a tousled mane and clean-scrubbed freshness that accompanies early acclaim and popularity.
So when you see the cover photo on his new album, Unfollow the Rules, for the first time, be prepared: At 46, the twink is now full-on zaddy. “I know!” he laughs. “I went from the boyish dandy to the mannish daddy.” Yet it’s not just the scruffy, gunmetal whiskers that tumbleweed down his chin but the brush of