"Weird Al" Yankovic

"If you peel back the layers and expose the real Al that nobody knows. I'm just made of music on these. My lungs, my pancreas. It's all music." Welcome “Weird Al” Yankovic We’re joined on the Starline by the biggest-selling comedy recording artist in history. Actor, writer, producer, Emmy award winner and just weird. You’ve seen him in “UHF” we welcome the legendary Weird Al Yankovic. Al, let’s go Beyond the Mic. Youteamed up with 12 animators and 11 well known songs to create the new single “Polkamania”. How did working with these animators creating the anijam make you feel? Which song did you almost put in, but it just didn’t fit? I know it’s the tenth anniversary of your last album but why was this important for you to do right now? How has music touched your soul? The Rockin' 8: It’s time for the Rockin’ 8, 8 random questions, answer with the first thing that comes to your mind. There is no Pressure. 1. Which song of yours didn’t get the love you thought it should have? 2. You talk about your daughter helping you with this song. What’s the best thing about your daughter? 3. How many times have you seen Hamilton live? 4. Would you ever write a musical? 5. Best thing about Maui? 6. Last live concert that wasn’t your own you attended? 7. Which musical artist today has captured your imagination? 8. I have to point out I’m behind in my Westwood One affidavits, thank goodness I never had to get a call from you complaining I was behind. You studied to be an architect, other than working at Westwood One what was one job you really wanted growing up? Sneaking in one more: Al, you have continued to reinvent yourself. How has music changed from when you first started recording tapes for the legendary Dr. Demento to now? One Big Question: How does your music change if it was released today? Are you afraid of flying? The Wrap: He loves that his daughter is super artistic, seen Hamilton 3 times and wants you to hear his new song “Polkamania” Weird Al Yankovic thanks for taking the time to talk with us today. And that my friends is Beyond the Mic Short Cut. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Alfred Matthew Yankovic , when he was six years old, was told by his parents to choose between accordion and guitar lessons. “And my parents being the visionaries that they were said, ‘Oh, young Alfred would love to play the accordion.’” Alfred, better known as the chart-topping musician, satirist, and beloved nerd Weird Al Yankovic, told Guy in 2022 how that decision had changed his life and decades of popular music to come. They also discussed how Kurt Cobain had saved Weird Al from a lifetime of spoofing Michael Jackson songs and how intense the process of writing silly songs can be. Links from the show: Dr. Demento , Weird Al's early major influence and later employer "Belvedere Cruising" , the first song of Weird Al's to air on Dr. Demento's show Weird Al playing "My Bologna" in San Luis Obispo in 1979 Eight Weird Al music videos side-by-side with with the songs they spoof Music video for Weird Al's "Fat" Weird Al interviewing Patrick Stewart at Comic-Con Trailer for "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" For more conversations like this – with guests ranging from Tom Hanks to Bjork to Jason Sudeikis – go to https://www.thegreatcreators.com . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Weird Al Yankovic visits Google to discuss his new album "Mandatory Fun." He is best known for creating comedy songs that make light of pop culture and often parody specific songs by world-renown artists such as Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Queen, and many more. Since having a comedy song aired on The Dr. Demento Radio Show in 1976 at age 16, Yankovic has sold more than 12 million albums, recorded more than 150 parodies and original songs, and performed more than 1,000 live shows. His work has earned him five Grammy Awards and a further 11 nominations, four gold records, and six platinum records in the U.S.. His first top ten Billboard album "Straight Outta Lynwood" and single "White & Nerdy" were both released in 2006, nearly three decades into his career. His latest album, "Mandatory Fun," became his first number-one album during its debut week. Yankovic's success comes in part from his effective use of music videos to parody pop culture, which are sometimes shot-for-shot recreations of the original. With the decline of music television and the onset of social media, he used YouTube and other video sites to publish his videos; this strategy has boosted sales of his later albums and returned him to the eye of popular culture. Most recently, his life and career were celebrated by the release of the semi-biographical parody film "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story", starring Daniel Radcliffe as Weird Al. Originally published in July of 2014. Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

Alfred Matthew Yankovic , when he was six years old, was told by his parents to choose between accordion and guitar lessons. “And my parents being the visionaries that they were said, ‘Oh, young Alfred would love to play the accordion.’” Alfred, today better known as the chart-topping musician, satirist, and beloved nerd Weird Al Yankovic, tells Guy how that decision changed his life, and decades of popular music to come. They also discuss how Kurt Cobain saved Weird Al from a lifetime of spoofing Michael Jackson songs, and how intense the process of writing silly songs can be. Links from the show: Dr. Demento , Weird Al's early major influence and later employer "Belvedere Cruising" , the first song of Weird Al's to air on Dr. Demento's show Weird Al playing "My Bologna" in San Luis Obispo in 1979 Eight Weird Al music videos side-by-side with with the songs they spoof Music video for Weird Al's "Fat" Weird Al interviewing Patrick Stewart at Comic-Con Trailer for "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In this weeks episode of Pop Culture Weekly, Kyle McMahon talks with the cast of Roku Channel's Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. Kyle talks with director Eric Appel, the man himself Weird Al Yankovic, Evan Rachel Wood (Madonna) and Harry Mutherfriggin Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe (Weird Al). Watch Weird: The Al Yankovic Story free on Roku Channel: https://therokuchannel.roku.com/lp/weird Kyle McMahon's Death, Grief & Other Sh*t We Don't Discuss is now streaming: https://www.deathandgrief.show/Chapter-One-The-Diagnosis-AKA-WTF/ --------------- Get all the Pop Culture Weekly podcast info you could want including photos, videos & transcripts at: https://podcast.popcultureweekly.com Watch celebrity interviews at: https://www.facebook.com/realkylemcmahon/videos or Kyle McMahon YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/officialkylemcmahon Read the latest at http://www.PopCultureWeekly.com Follow Kyle on: Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmacmusic Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/realkylemcmahon Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/kmacmusic YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/officialkylemcmahon Website: http://www.kylemcmahon.me Pop Culture Weekly twitter: http://www.twitter.com/popculturepodca

Seth takes a closer look at the Supreme Court ordering Sen. Lindsey Graham to testify in front of a grand jury for the investigation into Trump's attempt to steal votes before speaking with Daniel Radcliffe, Weird Al Yankovic and Kerry Condon and welcoming musical guest Kurt Vile & The Violators. Then, Daniel Radcliffe and Weird Al Yankovic talk about the creation of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, hilarious cameos from Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone in the film and Weird Al's parodies boosting the sales of original songs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

We had such a great time taping our show with Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Weird Al Yankovic, and Rhett Miller that we lost track of ourselves and made way too much material for the radio. So we are sharing this bonus material as an extra TOO MUCH FOR RADIO episode. Hear Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster battle Rhett Miller for “Weird Al” Yankovic’s affection. Check out the new #1 single, Guacamole Heart. And swoon to Rhett’s croons.

In this goofy and info-heavy 45 minute radio interview, the legendary Weird Al Yankovic discusses everything from Freytag's triangle to tort reform to radio censorship.