"Weird Al" Yankovic - November 14, 1996

Q Where do you get your ideas for those off the wall songs!?!?!

WeirdAl said:
Well, Cuddlybuddy, good question. I've never been asked that before. Uh... I guess I just ate too many twinkie-wiener sandwiches as a child, and it caused permanent damage to my brain.

Q if u could be a bug, what bug would u b?

WeirdAl said:
Who is this, Prince? Uh, let's see... I guess a caterpillar.

Q How did you like working with Michael Jackson?

WeirdAl said:
You mean when we both had a day job at Taco Bell? It was pretty fun, but I think he resented having to clean out the refried beans pan - especially when it started getting all crusty and hard.

Q Did you and the band do anything special to celebrate the end of the tour?

WeirdAl said:
Yes, we all WENT HOME!!!

Q What's your favorite city

WeirdAl said:
The lost city of Atlantis.

Q WHAT IS URE FAVORITE CEREAL AND WHY??????????

WeirdAl said:
What is this with you guys and cereal? Don't you want to know the important stuff, like... my favorite flavor of Pez??

Q how do u intend to cut the national deficit?

WeirdAl said:
I promise to give $1 to the U.S. Government every year for the next 26 trillion years.

Q Al, any talk show appearances planned, IE Rosie O'donnell??

WeirdAl said:
Hi there! Well, Rosie hasn't called me yet. My only planned TV appearances in the near future are the Billboard Awards and Dick Clark's New Years Rockin' Eve.

Q I bought your autobiography about 5years back---is there anything u wold like to add to that book?

WeirdAl said:
Yeah, I left out a comma on page 13. Could you put it in for me?

Q Do you have a genius IQ?

WeirdAl said:
I haven't checked it lately, but I believe it's all the way up into TRIPLE DIGITS!!

Q WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE ANOTHER AWESOME MOVIE LIKE UHF???

WeirdAl said:
WHEN SOME BIG STINKING MOVIE COMPANY ASKS ME TO!!!

Q Have you ever run down the stairs backwards with scissors in your mouth?

WeirdAl said:
Not yet - gee, sounds like fun!

Q what is your favorite polka?

WeirdAl said:
"Who Stole The Kishka?"

Q what is the square root of infinity?

WeirdAl said:
27.

Q ARE YOU GOING TO DO A VERSION OF BUSH'S GLYCERINE (ie VASELINE) OR METALLICA'S UNTIL IT SLEEPS.????????????????

WeirdAl said:
Well, I was, until YOU MENTIONED IT! AND NOW I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT ANYMORE!! HOW ABOUT THEM APPLES???!

Q DID YOU LIKE FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY?

WeirdAl said:
OH, YEAH!! I LIKED IT A BUNCH!! I'M GONNA MOVE THERE!!!

Q are you going to ever run for president?

WeirdAl said:
Well, I guess I could, as long as it doesn't eat into my TV-watching time.

Q weird al was that really u in naked gun when he walked up to the mike and started talkin and u walked out and told the guy the mike was for weird al?

WeirdAl said:
No, they couldn't afford me, so they got Rich Little to impersonate me. He did a pretty good job, don't you think?

Q ***Al, my grandma says Yanky Yankovic is your father. Is that true??****

WeirdAl said:
No, "Yanky" Yankovic was the name of my pet weasel. My dad's name is Nick.

Q You're my favorite singer!! My favorite is Amish Paradise. What was your favorite?

WeirdAl said:
I like whatever you like. I want to be JUST LIKE YOU!

Q **Al,what is your middle name???? I REALLY want to know!****

WeirdAl said:
Matthew.

Q what kind of music did you like when you were a kid?

WeirdAl said:
Some "normal" stuff, but I was mostly interested in the weird kind of music I was hearing on the Dr. Demento show.

Q Have you ever taken a bath wtih a cordless phone up to your ear and a fork in your hand???

WeirdAl said:
No, I prefer showers.

Q HOW DID PEOPLE FIRST REACT WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED BEING SO... so...so WEIRD??? can you answer my please?

WeirdAl said:
Can I answer your please? I don't understand what you mean. Answer your please?? It doesn't make any sense. What are you trying to say???

Q What kind of movies do you like?

WeirdAl said:
I'm pretty easily amused. I just l... I had more to say but chat cut me off

Q where are you from?

WeirdAl said:
Here's a hint - spell my first name backwards.

Q (or...not REALLY a question) Weird Al, thanks for chatting with us today!

WeirdAl said:
Thank you! Thanks everybody! Bye!!