In a September 2012 interview with "Rolling Stone", discussing the 25th anniversary of "So", Gabriel commented on the cultural impact of the scene, "It definitely gave song a second life, because now it's so often parodied in comedy shows and it is one of the modern day "Romeo and Juliet" balcony clichés. I've talked to John Cusack about that. We're sort of trapped together in a minuscule moment of contemporary culture." In October 2012, as Gabriel played the first few bars of the song during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl, Cusack walked onto the stage, handed him a boombox and took a bow, before quickly walking off again. Cameron Crowe was also present at the concert and later tweeted "Peter Gabriel and John Cusack on stage together at the Hollywood Bowl tonight. Won't forget that... ever."