Weird Al Yankovic

So he decided to work with me and he kind of got my name around town. And we got, again, turned down by virtually everybody. But Scotty Brothers at the time wanted to give it a shot because I think the president of the record company used to play the accordion when he was a kid. And so he had a soft spot for accordion players. So he said, I'll give the Yankee Kid a shot.

So he decided to work with me and he kind of got my name around town. And we got, again, turned down by virtually everybody. But Scotty Brothers at the time wanted to give it a shot because I think the president of the record company used to play the accordion when he was a kid. And so he had a soft spot for accordion players. So he said, I'll give the Yankee Kid a shot.

So he decided to work with me and he kind of got my name around town. And we got, again, turned down by virtually everybody. But Scotty Brothers at the time wanted to give it a shot because I think the president of the record company used to play the accordion when he was a kid. And so he had a soft spot for accordion players. So he said, I'll give the Yankee Kid a shot.

Well, it wound up being 14 albums, actually, because at some point in the middle of the contract, I was becoming so popular that we were able to renegotiate the contract for better terms. But part of the renegotiation was, well, okay, we'll give you better terms, but you've got to give us two more albums.

Well, it wound up being 14 albums, actually, because at some point in the middle of the contract, I was becoming so popular that we were able to renegotiate the contract for better terms. But part of the renegotiation was, well, okay, we'll give you better terms, but you've got to give us two more albums.

Well, it wound up being 14 albums, actually, because at some point in the middle of the contract, I was becoming so popular that we were able to renegotiate the contract for better terms. But part of the renegotiation was, well, okay, we'll give you better terms, but you've got to give us two more albums.

And then we renegotiated again a little later for even better terms, but then two more albums. So it wound up being a 14-album deal, which took me just 32 years to fulfill. But we fulfilled it. So Mandatory Fun, which came out 10 years ago, was, I guess, 12. 11 years ago. That was my last album and ostensibly will be my last album. But yeah, it's it's just and they wanted to resign me, obviously.

And then we renegotiated again a little later for even better terms, but then two more albums. So it wound up being a 14-album deal, which took me just 32 years to fulfill. But we fulfilled it. So Mandatory Fun, which came out 10 years ago, was, I guess, 12. 11 years ago. That was my last album and ostensibly will be my last album. But yeah, it's it's just and they wanted to resign me, obviously.

And then we renegotiated again a little later for even better terms, but then two more albums. So it wound up being a 14-album deal, which took me just 32 years to fulfill. But we fulfilled it. So Mandatory Fun, which came out 10 years ago, was, I guess, 12. 11 years ago. That was my last album and ostensibly will be my last album. But yeah, it's it's just and they wanted to resign me, obviously.

I mean, it wasn't at that point. Scotty Brothers had sold my contract to another

I mean, it wasn't at that point. Scotty Brothers had sold my contract to another

I mean, it wasn't at that point. Scotty Brothers had sold my contract to another

company but and they wanted to resign me but i just like the idea of not being beholden to anybody not owing anybody anything when i was under contract i always felt like three more albums to go you know i just you know my house is paid off i don't you know i don't pay everything that i have i own i just don't like the idea of of somebody waiting for me to do something

company but and they wanted to resign me but i just like the idea of not being beholden to anybody not owing anybody anything when i was under contract i always felt like three more albums to go you know i just you know my house is paid off i don't you know i don't pay everything that i have i own i just don't like the idea of of somebody waiting for me to do something

company but and they wanted to resign me but i just like the idea of not being beholden to anybody not owing anybody anything when i was under contract i always felt like three more albums to go you know i just you know my house is paid off i don't you know i don't pay everything that i have i own i just don't like the idea of of somebody waiting for me to do something

It's pretty peaceful. I mean, I'm at a point in my life where I don't have as much of a fire in my belly as I had in my 20s. I don't, you know, I'm okay not working and just waiting until I get inspired to do something. I certainly haven't, you know, people, I haven't retired. I still am making music. I'm being more involved in TV shows and movies.

It's pretty peaceful. I mean, I'm at a point in my life where I don't have as much of a fire in my belly as I had in my 20s. I don't, you know, I'm okay not working and just waiting until I get inspired to do something. I certainly haven't, you know, people, I haven't retired. I still am making music. I'm being more involved in TV shows and movies.

It's pretty peaceful. I mean, I'm at a point in my life where I don't have as much of a fire in my belly as I had in my 20s. I don't, you know, I'm okay not working and just waiting until I get inspired to do something. I certainly haven't, you know, people, I haven't retired. I still am making music. I'm being more involved in TV shows and movies.

I got to put out my We're the Allianz of Exturia a couple years ago. So, you know, I've still been very busy and

I got to put out my We're the Allianz of Exturia a couple years ago. So, you know, I've still been very busy and