Weird Al Yankovic

you know we don't have it locked in yet the muscle memory hasn't kicked in yet and you know you're going to make mistakes and you're just like not enjoying the thought of you forgetting words or hitting the wrong cue so i i get much less nervous after a week or two into the tour and everybody's you know going in all cylinders and there are a few big shows where the pressure's on uh i get very nervous any kind of live television i get very nervous

And I try not to, but it's just such a part of my personality to feel that way. And I really admire performers that don't have that. I like to tell the story about Donny Osmond. I went to see him in Las Vegas a couple years ago at his residency, and I was hanging with him backstage. And we're just chatting, chatting, chatting. And I realized you go on stage in like five minutes.

And I try not to, but it's just such a part of my personality to feel that way. And I really admire performers that don't have that. I like to tell the story about Donny Osmond. I went to see him in Las Vegas a couple years ago at his residency, and I was hanging with him backstage. And we're just chatting, chatting, chatting. And I realized you go on stage in like five minutes.

And I try not to, but it's just such a part of my personality to feel that way. And I really admire performers that don't have that. I like to tell the story about Donny Osmond. I went to see him in Las Vegas a couple years ago at his residency, and I was hanging with him backstage. And we're just chatting, chatting, chatting. And I realized you go on stage in like five minutes.

Don't you have to prepare? Don't you have to get ready? Don't you have to warm up? And he looked at me and said, Al, I've been warming up for 60 years. Oh, man, you are the man. And I wish I could be that. I wish I could be so confident in myself that I just was never nervous about anything. But that's not the way I'm built.

Don't you have to prepare? Don't you have to get ready? Don't you have to warm up? And he looked at me and said, Al, I've been warming up for 60 years. Oh, man, you are the man. And I wish I could be that. I wish I could be so confident in myself that I just was never nervous about anything. But that's not the way I'm built.

Don't you have to prepare? Don't you have to get ready? Don't you have to warm up? And he looked at me and said, Al, I've been warming up for 60 years. Oh, man, you are the man. And I wish I could be that. I wish I could be so confident in myself that I just was never nervous about anything. But that's not the way I'm built.

It's more performance based because otherwise I'm pretty mellow and I don't live my life in a state of anxiety. I'm sure we all have a certain amount of it, but I think my level is pretty low.

It's more performance based because otherwise I'm pretty mellow and I don't live my life in a state of anxiety. I'm sure we all have a certain amount of it, but I think my level is pretty low.

It's more performance based because otherwise I'm pretty mellow and I don't live my life in a state of anxiety. I'm sure we all have a certain amount of it, but I think my level is pretty low.

Yeah, and it's just such a different life to be on the road as opposed to at home, because sometimes I'll take a quick break from being on the road and be at home, and it's back to life as normal. And I'll be taking out the trash and thinking like, oh, tomorrow night I'm going to be on stage in front of 20,000 people. It feels like such a different world, and that's kind of what it is.

Yeah, and it's just such a different life to be on the road as opposed to at home, because sometimes I'll take a quick break from being on the road and be at home, and it's back to life as normal. And I'll be taking out the trash and thinking like, oh, tomorrow night I'm going to be on stage in front of 20,000 people. It feels like such a different world, and that's kind of what it is.

Yeah, and it's just such a different life to be on the road as opposed to at home, because sometimes I'll take a quick break from being on the road and be at home, and it's back to life as normal. And I'll be taking out the trash and thinking like, oh, tomorrow night I'm going to be on stage in front of 20,000 people. It feels like such a different world, and that's kind of what it is.

It's home world and tour world.

It's home world and tour world.

It's home world and tour world.

Yeah, in a literal sense, I put on about a dozen costumes because it's a very good... But, you know, I am myself on stage. It's not like Weird Al is a character per se, but certainly the version of me on stage is a lot louder and more entertaining. than me, you know, walking down the street.

Yeah, in a literal sense, I put on about a dozen costumes because it's a very good... But, you know, I am myself on stage. It's not like Weird Al is a character per se, but certainly the version of me on stage is a lot louder and more entertaining. than me, you know, walking down the street.

Yeah, in a literal sense, I put on about a dozen costumes because it's a very good... But, you know, I am myself on stage. It's not like Weird Al is a character per se, but certainly the version of me on stage is a lot louder and more entertaining. than me, you know, walking down the street.

Yeah, I probably fed into that expectation more in the 80s because I thought I've got to live up to the name, you know, and I probably put on a bit more of a show or was a little bit more smart alecky than than, you know, that I normally am. But I've kind of calmed down. And now I think people realize that I'm not bouncing off the walls all the time. I'm just kind of like a regular guy.