reluctant antichrist

It's such a tragedy isn't it? Here we have a man who doesn't desire greatness or infamy, who will cling on to his privacy and low position in society with all his might, but his destiny is too great to be resisted. Slowly, bit by bit, he is forced out into the limelight, and the mantle of world dictator is thrust upon him, followed by crowds shrieking their adulation and offering him their worship. And all the while, he shouts, "No! I don't want all this -- I just want to sing!"