Weird Al Yankovic

Well, when my manager first told me that over the phone, I thought he was joking. Because in the early 80s, we had tour T-shirts with fake, bogus dates on the back. And like, oh, I'll be doing a residency at Madison Square Garden. It was one of those things we joked about. And now it's actually happening for real. So it's a bit mind-blowing. It's...

Hopefully I won't be in the fetal position on the floor, but I did have a small bit of anxiety the second he told me, like, oh, that's a big show. I've got to go do this now.

Hopefully I won't be in the fetal position on the floor, but I did have a small bit of anxiety the second he told me, like, oh, that's a big show. I've got to go do this now.

Hopefully I won't be in the fetal position on the floor, but I did have a small bit of anxiety the second he told me, like, oh, that's a big show. I've got to go do this now.

And last time I was in New York, I went to Madison Square Garden, and I walked around the perimeter of it, and there's all these posters of Elton John and Eddie Vedder and all these quotes from people, Bruce Springsteen saying, you're nothing until you play at Madison Square Garden. I'm like, oh, don't make me more nervous, okay?

And last time I was in New York, I went to Madison Square Garden, and I walked around the perimeter of it, and there's all these posters of Elton John and Eddie Vedder and all these quotes from people, Bruce Springsteen saying, you're nothing until you play at Madison Square Garden. I'm like, oh, don't make me more nervous, okay?

And last time I was in New York, I went to Madison Square Garden, and I walked around the perimeter of it, and there's all these posters of Elton John and Eddie Vedder and all these quotes from people, Bruce Springsteen saying, you're nothing until you play at Madison Square Garden. I'm like, oh, don't make me more nervous, okay?

Probably the Forum, the same tour in LA.

Probably the Forum, the same tour in LA.

Probably the Forum, the same tour in LA.

I think we're the only three acts to have our own top 40 singles in the last four decades.

I think we're the only three acts to have our own top 40 singles in the last four decades.

I think we're the only three acts to have our own top 40 singles in the last four decades.

It is pretty crazy, I have to admit. I mean, part of me feels like this whole thing is like everybody's playing a joke. I mean, like

It is pretty crazy, I have to admit. I mean, part of me feels like this whole thing is like everybody's playing a joke. I mean, like

It is pretty crazy, I have to admit. I mean, part of me feels like this whole thing is like everybody's playing a joke. I mean, like

like yeah like it's sort of like you know who is the um uh the make-a-wish kid that the bat kid like well we'll just pretend that he's superman you know and we'll just let out think he's a rock star you know i mean five so you've won five grammys right yes and and 17 nominations that sounds right um not that we're counting uh that

like yeah like it's sort of like you know who is the um uh the make-a-wish kid that the bat kid like well we'll just pretend that he's superman you know and we'll just let out think he's a rock star you know i mean five so you've won five grammys right yes and and 17 nominations that sounds right um not that we're counting uh that

like yeah like it's sort of like you know who is the um uh the make-a-wish kid that the bat kid like well we'll just pretend that he's superman you know and we'll just let out think he's a rock star you know i mean five so you've won five grammys right yes and and 17 nominations that sounds right um not that we're counting uh that

It was crazy. I mean, I was up against, gosh, I think I was up against Richard Pryor and Rodney Dangerfield and all these icons, and somehow I won. And every single Grammy is as wonderful of an experience. It never gets old. I never get jaded from those kind of honors because it's, you know, It's my peers showing their appreciation for what I do. So that's still mind blowing to me.