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Bizarre Al Yankovic attends Apple TV +’s Primetime Emmy Get together at Mom Wolf on January 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

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Bizarre Al Yankovic attends Apple TV +’s Primetime Emmy Get together at Mom Wolf on January 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

David Livingston/Getty Photographs

“Bizarre Al” Yankovic is the undisputed king of parody music. He is been recording music for over 4 a long time and bought thousands and thousands of information. He is obtained an iconic voice, the chops for pop and a humorousness that is each distinct and approachable.

Bizarre Al simply celebrated his sixty fifth birthday and we’re wishing a cheerful birthday to the GOAT.

When he joined us on the present again in 2022, he’d simply been the topic of a biopic. It is referred to as Bizarre: The Al Yankovic Story, and it was co-written by Al himself.

The movie is true to the biopic style because it chronicles Al’s life from childhood to current day. However not like most biopics, it’s not probing, emotional and darkish. It’s not grounded or sensible. There are not any facades to be lifted. What Bizarre Al does to standard music, he does right here to biopics. It is a very humorous, joke-a-minute parody.

“Bizarre Al” Yankovic joins Bullseye to speak about Bizarre and the creation course of behind the movie. He additionally talks about how he obtained into making music and studying to play the accordion at a younger age. Plus, he tells us concerning the time he determined he may make a dwelling out of recording parody songs about meals.

A model of this interview aired in November of 2022

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