Murphy commented that the performance is Artie's chance to "break away from being misunderstood by everyone" and express himself, explaining that although Artie is usually "a very secure guy" who does not care about others' opinions of him, "Wheels" sees his friends take his disability for granted: "So this performance is all about him saying, 'Look, this is who I am, and this is who I want to be.'"
Murphy kommenterede, at forestillingen er Artie's chance for at "komme væk fra at blive misforstået af alle" og udtrykke sig selv, forklarer, at selv om Artie er normalt "en meget sikker fyr", der ikke bekymrer sig om andres meninger om ham, tager hans venner hans handicap for givet: "Så denne præstation handler om ham og sagde:» Hør, det er hvem jeg er, og det er hvem jeg ønsker at være."