Weird Al Yankovic

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.

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.

I'm going to take it on as an empowering name. Like, all right, I'm Weird Al.

I'm going to take it on as an empowering name. Like, all right, I'm Weird Al.

I'm going to take it on as an empowering name. Like, all right, I'm Weird Al.

Yeah. And what's really nice is that now I hear from all these kids over the last couple generations, kids that were, you know, uh, ostracized in school that were considered freaks or weirdos or whatever that didn't fit in. And they looked at me as somebody that, that owned my weirdness and was okay with it. And, and they find that very empowering.

Yeah. And what's really nice is that now I hear from all these kids over the last couple generations, kids that were, you know, uh, ostracized in school that were considered freaks or weirdos or whatever that didn't fit in. And they looked at me as somebody that, that owned my weirdness and was okay with it. And, and they find that very empowering.

Yeah. And what's really nice is that now I hear from all these kids over the last couple generations, kids that were, you know, uh, ostracized in school that were considered freaks or weirdos or whatever that didn't fit in. And they looked at me as somebody that, that owned my weirdness and was okay with it. And, and they find that very empowering.

So it means a lot to me to get, to hear from them and to get letters to that effect.

So it means a lot to me to get, to hear from them and to get letters to that effect.

So it means a lot to me to get, to hear from them and to get letters to that effect.

I think something that I read about Tex Avery, the famous Warner Brothers cartoonist from the 40s who did Droopy Dog and a lot of Tom and Jerry and a lot of amazing, amazing animation. And apparently in his deathbed, he was just grumbling that he'd wasted his entire life doing stupid cartoons. And I just thought that was so insane.

I think something that I read about Tex Avery, the famous Warner Brothers cartoonist from the 40s who did Droopy Dog and a lot of Tom and Jerry and a lot of amazing, amazing animation. And apparently in his deathbed, he was just grumbling that he'd wasted his entire life doing stupid cartoons. And I just thought that was so insane.

I think something that I read about Tex Avery, the famous Warner Brothers cartoonist from the 40s who did Droopy Dog and a lot of Tom and Jerry and a lot of amazing, amazing animation. And apparently in his deathbed, he was just grumbling that he'd wasted his entire life doing stupid cartoons. And I just thought that was so insane.

I mean, I don't know if he ever, like, read fan mail or anything like that. But, I mean, humor brings so much to people's lives. I mean, even if what you're doing is kind of ridiculous and, you know, it affects people. And I've read so many letters from people. You know, I've read probably a couple dozen letters from people saying they were on the brink of suicide.

I mean, I don't know if he ever, like, read fan mail or anything like that. But, I mean, humor brings so much to people's lives. I mean, even if what you're doing is kind of ridiculous and, you know, it affects people. And I've read so many letters from people. You know, I've read probably a couple dozen letters from people saying they were on the brink of suicide.

I mean, I don't know if he ever, like, read fan mail or anything like that. But, I mean, humor brings so much to people's lives. I mean, even if what you're doing is kind of ridiculous and, you know, it affects people. And I've read so many letters from people. You know, I've read probably a couple dozen letters from people saying they were on the brink of suicide.

And they started listening to my albums, and it kind of snapped them out of it. And it got them excited. you know, feeling better. And, you know, that's no small thing to make people feel better. So, you know, even sometimes when I think that what I do in life is not that much important, I just think that it really does, you know, seem to affect people.

And they started listening to my albums, and it kind of snapped them out of it. And it got them excited. you know, feeling better. And, you know, that's no small thing to make people feel better. So, you know, even sometimes when I think that what I do in life is not that much important, I just think that it really does, you know, seem to affect people.

And they started listening to my albums, and it kind of snapped them out of it. And it got them excited. you know, feeling better. And, you know, that's no small thing to make people feel better. So, you know, even sometimes when I think that what I do in life is not that much important, I just think that it really does, you know, seem to affect people.