Weird Al Yankovic

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?

What they don't know? Um... You know, people just think, you know, a lot of people have the misconception that just because it's funny music, that it's effortless, that like, oh, my six-year-old kid changes the words to songs. I'm like, well, I don't disbelieve you, but I can't imagine it's very good, you know. And it requires, to do it well, it requires a lot of effort.

What they don't know? Um... You know, people just think, you know, a lot of people have the misconception that just because it's funny music, that it's effortless, that like, oh, my six-year-old kid changes the words to songs. I'm like, well, I don't disbelieve you, but I can't imagine it's very good, you know. And it requires, to do it well, it requires a lot of effort.

What they don't know? Um... You know, people just think, you know, a lot of people have the misconception that just because it's funny music, that it's effortless, that like, oh, my six-year-old kid changes the words to songs. I'm like, well, I don't disbelieve you, but I can't imagine it's very good, you know. And it requires, to do it well, it requires a lot of effort.

That's probably what, you know, a lot of people don't realize. Like, if you go through my notebooks, Well, like another one, Rides the Bus, I probably wrote that in like less than half an hour because I just thought, oh, here's this silly song I'm going to put on the Dr. Domeno show.

That's probably what, you know, a lot of people don't realize. Like, if you go through my notebooks, Well, like another one, Rides the Bus, I probably wrote that in like less than half an hour because I just thought, oh, here's this silly song I'm going to put on the Dr. Domeno show.

That's probably what, you know, a lot of people don't realize. Like, if you go through my notebooks, Well, like another one, Rides the Bus, I probably wrote that in like less than half an hour because I just thought, oh, here's this silly song I'm going to put on the Dr. Domeno show.

But after I started realizing that people actually cared about what I did, about my art, and that I would have to maybe play some of these songs on stage for decades to come, I started spending a lot more time on it. If you look at some of my notebooks, for every line in a song, I've got a dozen variations.

But after I started realizing that people actually cared about what I did, about my art, and that I would have to maybe play some of these songs on stage for decades to come, I started spending a lot more time on it. If you look at some of my notebooks, for every line in a song, I've got a dozen variations.

But after I started realizing that people actually cared about what I did, about my art, and that I would have to maybe play some of these songs on stage for decades to come, I started spending a lot more time on it. If you look at some of my notebooks, for every line in a song, I've got a dozen variations.

Like either it's a different joke or it's a slightly different way to phrase a line or the accents on a different syllable, something like that. But it's something that I really take pains to perfect. Even though it seems like it's just this ridiculous song, there's a lot of effort that goes into it. Even the most ridiculous song is... you know, probably spend a week or two just fine-tuning it.

Like either it's a different joke or it's a slightly different way to phrase a line or the accents on a different syllable, something like that. But it's something that I really take pains to perfect. Even though it seems like it's just this ridiculous song, there's a lot of effort that goes into it. Even the most ridiculous song is... you know, probably spend a week or two just fine-tuning it.

Like either it's a different joke or it's a slightly different way to phrase a line or the accents on a different syllable, something like that. But it's something that I really take pains to perfect. Even though it seems like it's just this ridiculous song, there's a lot of effort that goes into it. Even the most ridiculous song is... you know, probably spend a week or two just fine-tuning it.

More having done it, yeah. I mean, I wouldn't say that there's no pleasure in writing. Certainly there's especially moments where I come up with an idea or a rhyme that works really well and I...

More having done it, yeah. I mean, I wouldn't say that there's no pleasure in writing. Certainly there's especially moments where I come up with an idea or a rhyme that works really well and I...

More having done it, yeah. I mean, I wouldn't say that there's no pleasure in writing. Certainly there's especially moments where I come up with an idea or a rhyme that works really well and I...

have a small moment of pride but uh the writing process is is in general not that fun uh my wife will describe when i'm in a writing process and i just wander through the house like a zombie with a thousand yard stare you know just because i'm so in my own head trying to think of things But I feel a tremendous amount of accomplishment having written something. So that's definitely the best part.

have a small moment of pride but uh the writing process is is in general not that fun uh my wife will describe when i'm in a writing process and i just wander through the house like a zombie with a thousand yard stare you know just because i'm so in my own head trying to think of things But I feel a tremendous amount of accomplishment having written something. So that's definitely the best part.

have a small moment of pride but uh the writing process is is in general not that fun uh my wife will describe when i'm in a writing process and i just wander through the house like a zombie with a thousand yard stare you know just because i'm so in my own head trying to think of things But I feel a tremendous amount of accomplishment having written something. So that's definitely the best part.

The idea of like, oh, I have a body of work now and I did that. A former version of me is responsible for that.