Wired on Weird Al

jake on 2008.09.30
at 10:50 am

Who doesn’t love Weird Al? From buying Even Worse from a kid in fourth grade to watching UHF this past Saturday for the millionth time. Al has always been a constant stream of funny.

Wired has an article about him in this month’s issue. They ponder his ability to stay fresh and recount some of his ups and downs throughout the years.

“Back in the ’80s, ‘Purple Rain’ would be number one for half a year,” Yankovic says. “You still have Top 40 radio now, but it’s 40 different stations. There aren’t many hits that everybody knows, and there aren’t many real superstars. That makes it more difficult for me.”

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