"Weird Al" Yankovic Talks New Album, ATP, Upcoming Children's Book

“Weird Al" Yankovic must be taken seriously. Sure, he’s spent his life penning popular-song parodies, but he is by no means a novelty. Consider the facts: His career has outlasted almost every artist he’s ever poked fun at, he’s had his own movie and television show, and he’s earned six platinum albums and three Grammy awards. Soon, Yankovic will publish a children’s book with HarperCollins, release a new album and appear at All Tomorrow’s Parties by request of Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Yankovic recently spoke to Paste about these developments, and in the words of his character, George Newman, in the criminally underrated UHF: “This means something. This is important.”

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