Weird Al Yankovic

And that was just a window into a world that I didn't know existed at the time because I got to see parodies of movies that I was too young to see. and TV shows that I couldn't stay up late enough to watch. And the whole sensibility of mad, the anti-authority, like be skeptical of everything you read, like the advertisers are lying to you.

This was a lot of information that was important for a young humorist slash satirist to be aware of. So that was definitely a huge part of my early education. Were your parents funny? I mean, not in a real traditional sense. I think my dad maybe was funnier than my mom.

This was a lot of information that was important for a young humorist slash satirist to be aware of. So that was definitely a huge part of my early education. Were your parents funny? I mean, not in a real traditional sense. I think my dad maybe was funnier than my mom.

This was a lot of information that was important for a young humorist slash satirist to be aware of. So that was definitely a huge part of my early education. Were your parents funny? I mean, not in a real traditional sense. I think my dad maybe was funnier than my mom.

My mom was very quiet and withdrawn, and my dad was certainly more gregarious and loud and more likely to talk to strangers on the street. I suppose he was funny in his own way, but I wouldn't say that he was like a class clown, life of the party kind of guy.

My mom was very quiet and withdrawn, and my dad was certainly more gregarious and loud and more likely to talk to strangers on the street. I suppose he was funny in his own way, but I wouldn't say that he was like a class clown, life of the party kind of guy.

My mom was very quiet and withdrawn, and my dad was certainly more gregarious and loud and more likely to talk to strangers on the street. I suppose he was funny in his own way, but I wouldn't say that he was like a class clown, life of the party kind of guy.

I was pretty quiet and withdrawn myself. I didn't have like a big personality, but the fact that I could create these silly songs and put myself out there in performance, I mean, I got to extend a part of my personality that didn't come through in everyday life. So I found that kind of appealing to be able to present a different version of me that way.

I was pretty quiet and withdrawn myself. I didn't have like a big personality, but the fact that I could create these silly songs and put myself out there in performance, I mean, I got to extend a part of my personality that didn't come through in everyday life. So I found that kind of appealing to be able to present a different version of me that way.

I was pretty quiet and withdrawn myself. I didn't have like a big personality, but the fact that I could create these silly songs and put myself out there in performance, I mean, I got to extend a part of my personality that didn't come through in everyday life. So I found that kind of appealing to be able to present a different version of me that way.

Yeah. I mean, I'm not one of those people that loves being the center of attention. I actually don't, which seems kind of odd for a person who makes a career out of performing on stage. But I'm not one of these people. I mean, I knew people in high school that were dying to be famous and that was very important to them. And like, It's not important to me. I mean, I like it. It's nice.

Yeah. I mean, I'm not one of those people that loves being the center of attention. I actually don't, which seems kind of odd for a person who makes a career out of performing on stage. But I'm not one of these people. I mean, I knew people in high school that were dying to be famous and that was very important to them. And like, It's not important to me. I mean, I like it. It's nice.

Yeah. I mean, I'm not one of those people that loves being the center of attention. I actually don't, which seems kind of odd for a person who makes a career out of performing on stage. But I'm not one of these people. I mean, I knew people in high school that were dying to be famous and that was very important to them. And like, It's not important to me. I mean, I like it. It's nice.

But I just enjoy doing what I do. And the fact that other people enjoy that too, that's great. But I was never like somebody that had to make it or had to, you know, had to be the guy.

But I just enjoy doing what I do. And the fact that other people enjoy that too, that's great. But I was never like somebody that had to make it or had to, you know, had to be the guy.

But I just enjoy doing what I do. And the fact that other people enjoy that too, that's great. But I was never like somebody that had to make it or had to, you know, had to be the guy.

Well, they probably said it to me in high school as well, but I mean, I remember distinctly in college, my freshman year, I became known around my dorm as Weird Al, just because I suppose they thought I was weird.

Well, they probably said it to me in high school as well, but I mean, I remember distinctly in college, my freshman year, I became known around my dorm as Weird Al, just because I suppose they thought I was weird.

Well, they probably said it to me in high school as well, but I mean, I remember distinctly in college, my freshman year, I became known around my dorm as Weird Al, just because I suppose they thought I was weird.

Yeah. So, you know, and they probably had reason to think that too. I mean, I probably was very odd and stood out from everybody else. But I thought, you know, I'm just going to take that on as my college radio name because my sophomore year I got into college radio and everybody had some kind of stupid nickname. And I thought, oh, they're already calling me Weird Al.