Weird Al Yankovic

So I did whatever I could to make that happen.

So I did whatever I could to make that happen.

So I did whatever I could to make that happen.

I certainly have to work for it. I don't know. I mean, I think it's a universal desire to want to please your parents and make them proud of you. And I'm sure that was a big part of it. And also, it was me trying to be the best version of me that I could and express that through being a good student.

I certainly have to work for it. I don't know. I mean, I think it's a universal desire to want to please your parents and make them proud of you. And I'm sure that was a big part of it. And also, it was me trying to be the best version of me that I could and express that through being a good student.

I certainly have to work for it. I don't know. I mean, I think it's a universal desire to want to please your parents and make them proud of you. And I'm sure that was a big part of it. And also, it was me trying to be the best version of me that I could and express that through being a good student.

Yeah. I mean, if they wrote the song, if they didn't write the song, we don't always approach the artist, but that's usually the case.

Yeah. I mean, if they wrote the song, if they didn't write the song, we don't always approach the artist, but that's usually the case.

Yeah. I mean, if they wrote the song, if they didn't write the song, we don't always approach the artist, but that's usually the case.

When I first started out, I mean, literally, I was just, you know, a kid sending songs to Dr. Demento as a teenager. You know, I didn't think, oh, I should call up Queen and see what they think of this parody. And in fact, that got us into a little bit of trouble because, you know, after Another One Rides the Bus became a big hit on the Dr. Demento show, we got a call from Queen's lawyer saying...

When I first started out, I mean, literally, I was just, you know, a kid sending songs to Dr. Demento as a teenager. You know, I didn't think, oh, I should call up Queen and see what they think of this parody. And in fact, that got us into a little bit of trouble because, you know, after Another One Rides the Bus became a big hit on the Dr. Demento show, we got a call from Queen's lawyer saying...

When I first started out, I mean, literally, I was just, you know, a kid sending songs to Dr. Demento as a teenager. You know, I didn't think, oh, I should call up Queen and see what they think of this parody. And in fact, that got us into a little bit of trouble because, you know, after Another One Rides the Bus became a big hit on the Dr. Demento show, we got a call from Queen's lawyer saying...

You know, you probably should have asked us about this or run this by us. And thankfully, they had a good enough sense of humor that they didn't sue me or anything like that. They just, you know, finished up the paperwork and said, OK, now it's legal. So it was a little shaky in the beginning because I just didn't know how to do it.

You know, you probably should have asked us about this or run this by us. And thankfully, they had a good enough sense of humor that they didn't sue me or anything like that. They just, you know, finished up the paperwork and said, OK, now it's legal. So it was a little shaky in the beginning because I just didn't know how to do it.

You know, you probably should have asked us about this or run this by us. And thankfully, they had a good enough sense of humor that they didn't sue me or anything like that. They just, you know, finished up the paperwork and said, OK, now it's legal. So it was a little shaky in the beginning because I just didn't know how to do it.

And then by the time I was doing my second album, I wanted to do Eat It. But I thought, you know, Michael Jackson is the biggest artist in the universe and there's no way he's going to. you know, agreed to co-writing a song with this, you know, idiot kid. But word got to him and he approved it. And so now there's a contract with my signature next to his saying that we are the co-writers of Eat It.

And then by the time I was doing my second album, I wanted to do Eat It. But I thought, you know, Michael Jackson is the biggest artist in the universe and there's no way he's going to. you know, agreed to co-writing a song with this, you know, idiot kid. But word got to him and he approved it. And so now there's a contract with my signature next to his saying that we are the co-writers of Eat It.

And then by the time I was doing my second album, I wanted to do Eat It. But I thought, you know, Michael Jackson is the biggest artist in the universe and there's no way he's going to. you know, agreed to co-writing a song with this, you know, idiot kid. But word got to him and he approved it. And so now there's a contract with my signature next to his saying that we are the co-writers of Eat It.

Well, it was, yeah. I mean, especially because that was early on, and that really turned the key, because after Michael Jackson gave his permission, then it was a lot easier to get permission from everybody else. It was ammunition, you know? It was like, well, Michael Jackson was okay with it, so what's your problem?

Well, it was, yeah. I mean, especially because that was early on, and that really turned the key, because after Michael Jackson gave his permission, then it was a lot easier to get permission from everybody else. It was ammunition, you know? It was like, well, Michael Jackson was okay with it, so what's your problem?