can you explain the symbolism of the cats discussing  restructuring the fabric of the known universe in the music video for i wanna be a movie star
sure. i had that sign with the lyric on it "everyone wants more than just a friend" and also no zoom/twist, and i was concerned that it was a weak spot in the video, so i needed to put something there. the line is kind of corny/mushy -- not necessarily a bad thing, but i just needed to add something visually to spice it up. and i couldn't really think of anything that would exactly represent the line, becaues the line itself is sort of ambiguous "more than just a friend" could mean different things. so there was no obvious choice for what to put visually to match that. so i was willing to think abstractly, and wanted to do something crazy to distract from it being a dull moment, as i said. a cat seemed nice. and then i just decided to put them all circling the screen because i thought that would be an interesting effect. then i thought of putting a thought bubble and then i thought of something to put in it. overall i think it was a good solution, and that moment is now much more interesting than it was without the cats. to prove it, i cite the fact that you are interested