-You've written two operas. -Yes. Yes.
-As a way to slow down. I've heard you use that word.
Like, it seems to me that writing an opera
would not be something that would be peaceful or --
-Well, I'm writing operas, you know,
because I want to be super famous.
-Oh, great. -And popular.
-That's where the money is. Get that opera money.
-I know. I know. I know.
So, I'm really excited to be, you know, buying the house
next to Lady Gaga's in Malibu from my opera sales.
[ Laughter ]
But, yes, no, I enjoy the fact that when I write an opera
I have to be in one place and I don't have to tour.
And I can also tell my daughter,
"I can't play with you. I'm writing an opera."
[ Laughter ]
And you know, there's a great story
'cause I once told her, I said,
"Viva, you know, I'm writing -- I'm working on my opera."
And she said, "Well, I'm working on my opera, too."
[ Laughter ]
And I said, "What's it called?"
And she said, "The Rose Petal."
[ Laughter ] -That's a really --
That's a really good off the top of your head opera name.
Well, you let us know when "The Rose Petal"
is going to be available.
-Yeah! [ Laughter ]
-Your operas, have they both been about personal -
-"Prima Donna" premiered -- It was here in New York.
And "Hadrian," which is the second one, was just in Toronto.
-And about your families? -No, no.
It's about the Roman Empire. -Oh, okay.
-You know, which is essentially my family.
[ Laughter ]
-I want to ask you, obviously, you're well-known
and yet you suffer through an indignity that many of us
suffer through, which is even at Starbucks -- and I don't --
Look, your name is not --
I mean, maybe it's not John or Steve.
-It's tricky. It's tricky.
-But it shouldn't be this hard.
You've had some real bad cup trouble.
-Yeah.
-There's a weird spelling of Rufus for you.
[ Laughter ] -I know.
-This one, I don't -- Is that Rufass?
-That's my porn name.
-Yeah. [ Laughter ]
All right. This one. All right, you know what?
I'm gonna give a pass. -Yeah, yeah, yeah.
-But this is the best because either something it's even worse
than when it's printed out on a computer.
It's not handwritten. -Yeah, yeah.
-But Rodus. [ Laughter ]
-Rodus, I know.
-That's like the -- -Emperor Rodus.
-Yeah. [ Laughs ]
The AI version of you.
Does your family come and watch you perform ever
when they're not performing with you?
-Yes, they do. They do.
And mostly they enjoy it.
Though they are forced to essentially.
-Yeah.
-We all have to go see each other's shows
as a way of just reminding each other
how much better we have to do to supplant each other.
-Yes, of course.
-Come to the Christmas show.
-And do you ever -- When you have family or friends
in the audience, where do you want them to sit?
Do you want them to be close enough
that you can see their faces or nowhere near?
-Whites of their eyes.
-You do want whites of their eyes?
-No, I love -- no -- we love -- you know, we really --
I can't stress as much as I am already how, you know,
my mother wrote songs, my dad wrote songs,
my sister and I.
And we did all write about each other.
So it's a way of also just knowing
what the hell is going on.
-Well, that's fantastic. [ Laughter ]
Well, I can't wait for that.
Congratulations on the album.
And it's just lovely having you here.
And you're gonna stick around and do a song for us?
-Yes. Yes. [ Cheers and applause ]
-Thank you so much. -Thank you.
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