Rufus Wainwright: 'Miley Cyrus and Madonna were horrifying'

Rufus Wainwright has slammed the recent collaboration between Madonna and Miley Cyrus - declaring it 'horrifying'. 

The 'Going To A Town' singer-songwriter was giving a typically frank and velvet-tongued interview with The Guardian, when they asked him his opinion on the 'Wrecking Ball' star.

" Well, what can I say? She's a pretty good singer," he replied. "One of the most horrifying things I've seen in my life was her and Madonna singing together at the end of her Unplugged show. It was really, I don't know, the overtones were way undertoned (laughs). I just need a little bit more in my life than that.

When asked about Cyrus' influence on future generations, he replied: "I have a daughter and she's three so I'm beginning to develop more protective instincts concerning her chastity and so forth, but on the other hand I do feel like kids today are incredibly smart.

"They have a sensibility that is about survival and lasting. Growing up with this amount of negative energy about the environment and politics and pornography or whatever, you've got to be really smart to survive. I'm into challenges and these kids are being challenged."

Rufus Wainwright's amazing best of album, Vibrate is out now. He also has some US tour dates as well as performing at the BBC Proms at London's Royal Albert Hall on Thursday 11 September. For tickets and more information visit here.