The song is about knowing the end result of every situation you're in, and being able to play it out in your mind and see it before it happens. It's about addiction, really, about knowing how it's all going to end up. In that sense, you're watching a movie of yourself all the time - and then you want out of that movie.
Rufus WainwrightMy greatest experiences in the theatre and the most religious experiences in my life - of which going to the opera is one for me - have been with the Romantic composers' repertoire: it's Wagner, it's Strauss, Verdi, Puccini. That era gets me every time.
Rufus WainwrightBeing with the presidentโs daughter, no matter who the president is, you are connected to the most powerful political force on earth, and thatโs scary. And when you mix crystal meth and alcohol with that, itโsโฆkind of exciting. A little too exciting.
Rufus WainwrightWhy be in music, why write songs, if you can't use them to explore life or an idealized vision of life?
Rufus WainwrightI wish I could just relax sometimes and make some money, but I always feel like I have to prove some kind of big, profound point.
Rufus Wainwright