Rupert Holmes
Rupert Holmes
Rupert Holmesis a British-American composer, singer-songwriter, musician, and author of plays, novels, and stories. He is widely known for the hit singles "Escape"and "Him". He is also known for his musicals Drood, which earned him two Tony Awards, and Curtains, and for his television series Remember WENN...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth24 February 1947
facts want wanted
I didn't want much. I wanted much more. In fact, I wanted everything.
real character giving
I type even faster than I talk. I'm very proud of that. I type so fast. And I have to because the characters are living in real time and I've got to keep up with them. It's a miracle they even give me a royalty.
vacation careers firsts
I've tried in my career to do most everything, because it all intrigues me. And I've found the first time I work in a new form, I discover all the things that make that an exciting medium. I've been very busy most of my career. I've had very few vacations.
rain champagne caught
Yes, I like Pina Coladas, and getting caught in the rain. I'm not much into health food, I am into Champagne.
character knowing mind
I always try to keep in mind that while the characters in a farce may find themselves in outrageous dilemmas, and may behave in a way that the audience finds amusing, the characters themselves don't have the consolation of knowing they're in a comedy.
aggravation careers years
In all my years of performing, no audience member has ever actually assaulted me. I consider this to be the singular triumph of my performing career.
fun years theatre
As much as the mystery element is all a lot of fun, when you do go to 'Edwin Drood,' you're going to a theatre to see a show about going to a theatre and what that relationship between actors and audiences has been for years.
musical firsts
I first had the thought about making a musical of 'Edwin Drood' as far back as 1971.
writing thinking interesting
I think writing for a world one has invented can be infinitely more interesting than writing for the world we've all inherited.
song careers narrative
A lot of my early career, I wrote story songs that had narratives, that had plots.
song writing rocks
The truth is, I initially became a singer-songwriter while still in my teens because it was the only way to guarantee that somebody on earth would sing the songs I was writing. Since then, I've performed just about everywhere: rock clubs, concerts halls, arenas, TV.
relationship song tired
I was tired of my lady, we'd been together too long, like a worn-out recording of a favorite song.
making-love quality midnight
If you like making love at midnight in the dunes of the cape, you're the love that I've looked for, come with me and escape.
low-self-esteem way want
I don't want to own her, but I can't let her have it both ways. There is one too many of us.