Interview with "Weird" Al Yankovic, American singer, musician, record producer and parody songwriter
Title
Interview with "Weird" Al Yankovic, American singer, musician, record producer and parody songwriter
Creator
Katz, Larry (Interviewer)
Contributor
Yankovic, "Weird Al" (Interviewee)
Language
English
Date created
2003
Type of resource
Sound recording
Genre
Interviews
Format
Sound Recording
Digital origin
reformatted digital
Abstract/Description
In person at the Nine Zero Hotel, Yankovic talks about Eminem allowing him to parody a song, but not allowing him to make a video of it.--Larry Katz
Collection description
The Larry Katz collection, 1980-2005 consists of interviews recorded on audiocassettes conducted by Larry Katz, a reporter, critic, columnist and editor at Real Paper (1980-1981), The Boston Herald (1981-2011) and the resulting publications. For decades he interviewed some of the most established names in music as well as overlooked pioneers, talented newcomers and Boston-area legends. Most of the interviews are with musicians and singers, but there are also many with
persons involved in the recording, film, theater, television and literary industries.
File quality note
This recording was digitized from an analog audiovisual item. Due to the age and properties of the original item, you may experience poor audio and/or video quality and breaks in the content.
Notes
Interview for Boston Herald article titled, "Yanking around Yankovic - Eminem's about-face wipes smile off Weird Al's face" by Larry Katz, published June 4, 2003.
Related item
Larry Katz collection
Subjects and keywords
Eminem
Music trade -- Interviews
Art and popular culture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Music trade -- Interviews
Art and popular culture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Identifier
Yankovic_Weird_Al_01
Tape number
450A
Permanent URL
Location
Northeastern University Library
Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
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