Re: Important Al Interviews/reviews.
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 10:12 am
I still wake up to my old school FM clock radio, and this morning the dj said "'Weird Al' Yankovic" the very second my radio turned on, and there was his voice saying hello, talking about his book--What a nice way to wake up. 
A couple extra questions that weren't about the book:
1. You've just walked into a diner and you have a magic quarter that will allow you to play any song at all on the jukebox in the corner. What song will you play? Al's answer (no big surprise) was "Mama Get the Hammer, There's a Fly on the Baby's Head" This dj asks this same question of everyone he interviews, and many times he will play a few seconds of the song the person names, so this was the first time I had ever heard a recording of that song, so that was fun.
2. Has anyone ever misinterpreted or misconstrued your lyrics? Al's answer was, "Well...there was a fan who used to write to me every day and would ask me about my lyrics, like, 'was that line in this song meant for me?' Yeah, you gotta watch out for the crazy fans."
I had never heard him tell that one before.
A couple extra questions that weren't about the book:
1. You've just walked into a diner and you have a magic quarter that will allow you to play any song at all on the jukebox in the corner. What song will you play? Al's answer (no big surprise) was "Mama Get the Hammer, There's a Fly on the Baby's Head" This dj asks this same question of everyone he interviews, and many times he will play a few seconds of the song the person names, so this was the first time I had ever heard a recording of that song, so that was fun.
2. Has anyone ever misinterpreted or misconstrued your lyrics? Al's answer was, "Well...there was a fan who used to write to me every day and would ask me about my lyrics, like, 'was that line in this song meant for me?' Yeah, you gotta watch out for the crazy fans."
I had never heard him tell that one before.
Helen!