'Weird Al' Yankovic turned down seven-figure Riyadh offer
Guess who had the integrity not to accept $1 million to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival last year?
Ben Diskin185I am once again justified in being a Weird Al fan. Feels good ngl
Caelan Conrad79Me. It’s widely know I didn’t perform at it.
AXEL LYCAN65He demonstrates perfectly how easy it is to not do that shit.
David Blatt13First that AI commercial story, where he acted really well, and now this. It’s truly heartening to see people like him—obviously equipped with a conscience, morals, and a sense of justice—turning down those exorbitant sums offered by people lacking such values, and speaking out against it/them. 👏👏👏
Janet Pax9Terrific. It's a shame more people can't be like him.
Zamafir8One of the few musicians I've just loved since, forever! Bonus points for bringing Puddles along!
Suntattoowolf(Social Wolfer)🐾🐺💙7I'm so excited that my first concert next week is Weird Al!
Comrade Jingle Pants ☭🔻Organize Against Oligarchs!6This tracks. Weird Al is less weird than he wants us to believe. He's only weird if you compare him to the rest of Hollywood. Stay based, Al.
Man or Sweaterman ™️ (michael!) 🇧🇷 🇺🇦5@alyankovic.bsky.social Proving once again how great you are!
Dottie Doggo4Remember, every single man who went insisted it was required of them to show they wouldn’t back down to some imagined public cancellation
Weird Al and Dolly Parton are different aspects of the same ethos. Both are prolific, great, genre-defining musicians iconic for intentionally playful, exaggerated personas but universally loved for their authenticity (& kindness). All while working for decades AND maintaining a sense of privacy.
Ms. Deathwish #Exist2Resist65Dolly Parton is the only billionaire who has given away so much money she is no longer a billionaire
I once worked for an artist and took a phone call from an incredibly polite person for him. I wrote down the message. I asked who I should say was calling. He said, " Oh, it's Al." "Al?" I said. " Yes, Al. My last name is kind of funny, let me spell it for you. ", he replied. He spelled it.
Fucknazis26I think Willie is in that small group as well. And I don’t even need to use his last name either do I?
SnarkFarm 🚜💨20Weird Al is one of my personal heroes, full stop. Smart, funny, an incredibly talented musician, and by all accounts, a truly kind and genuine person. We should all aspire to emulate him. It’s an easy litmus test for me: if you don’t like Weird Al, we’re probably not going to be friends.
RevDJEsq says Abolish ICE16Now I'm going to be daydreaming about a Duets album involving the two of them.
Collin “Abolish ICE” Lieberg16It's almost like being kind allows for self-deprecation and love.
PodKATT19Well now I have never wanted a crossover album more.
Travis Miller4I need them to do a duet of "Shallow"
Keith Roysdon3This is absolutely correct. I moved to Tennessee four years ago and very quickly discovered that Dolly is beloved here and there’s a reason.
Expatriot2(Weird Al is far leaner on the merch, but I can't begrudge Dolly anything)
Clyde Barnchaser2I had the opportunity to talk with Weird Al many years ago. He was indeed authentic and kind.
So Weird Al turned down an AI ad and also the Riyadh comedy festival and the lesson is Weird Al has more integrity than the vast majority of entertainers triblive.com/aande/music/...
Bryan "Gazpacho" Carr33So uh this blew up and I gotta plug my book coming out in November as a result. No Weird Al in it but uh, he’s there in spirit maybe? www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/P/Peac...
Extremely Jordan33And puts on one hell of a live show too! I just want to be like Weird Al when I grow up
Guillotine Hunger Force27the personal beef is understandable
Katie Bayler20Al is the best possible conservative. Keeps to himself, has ethics, to the point most people don't know he is conservative
Matunos11they're calling him a national treasure
The O.C.B.5Now do you see why it should be Ai not AI? 🤦
Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans)3887This should not surprise any Weird Al fan.
Mina Kimes1100I just listened to an interview with Weird Al and came away thinking he’s quite possibly the most well-adjusted, normal celebrity on earth. Dude just has it figured out.
dille540Sadly weird Al is problematic medias 😔 Did we forget that he: - left his date in the desert - stalked a woman so hard that he died - tore off his coworker’s arms and legs with a chainsaw, and then mocked him by calling him Torso boy - Bit a man’s jugular vein
Faine Greenwood409weird Al is a real one
Ben Schleuss23Wait, so you don’t have to say yes to anything that might make you slightly richer???
MisterJayEm19Weird Al has more integrity than the vast majority of lawmakers and public officials.
Patrick Stuart Sutcliffe17Dude needs to be in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame
✦⛓️𝕷𝖔𝖗𝖊⛓️✦12Duh, It's Weird Al 🤍
failnaut 🔜 gen con11he always did, it's why he sought permission from the writers of songs he wants to parody, because the guy genuinely adores other artists and has no interest in his platform ever being used for something nefarious
Tracy O’Connell Novick10Just a good guy. And I agree about his band! They should get so much credit.
being really into Weird Al turns out to be one of the best decisions I made as a kid
Sam Adams43I do want to push back on the people saying “See, it doesn’t cost you anything to be a decent person.” It cost him a million dollars! And while that is probably not that much to Weird Al it’s a lot to most people. Doing the right thing does cost you sometimes. That’s just not a good enough excuse.
Sam Adams24plot twist, Weird Al is super normal
ljbryner671I knew that dude was cool
Rob1Same. Remember hiding under the covers late on Sunday night listening to my little radio to get my weird al fix on dr demento.
Tamara Keel1Weird Al is truly a real one.
We post a lot about what we’d do if we were rich and how you’d see us at the very least enjoying ourselves and not being maniacs and I think shorthand for that is “we would be Weird Al, we would come out to play accordion at Offspring concerts and everyone would go hooray because they like us”
Aaron67The world would be better if more wealthy people didn’t treat their net worth like a scoreboard. Al gets it.
TK’s Home Furniture22just talked to a local music biz guy last week about how when Weird Al played Riot Fest he spent the whole day he played watching other bands, including bands on smaller stages where he was one of like 14 people watching.
Only Fans10It is possible to be rich, famous, and even a Christian without being awful. Who knew?
Mike Pipper8I would LEARN a weird instrument like the accordion or ocarina.
AaronTGP3It helps his net worth is $20 million. It's a LOT, but not stupid levels of wealth.
Bette Davis Side-eyes 🏳️⚧️1Eh, I'd probably skip all the fat suits
Weird Al seems like a real mensch indeed but it sucks so bad we all are surprised by a single rich guy going "hm I have enough money. I'm not gonna do anything shitty to get a little more."
Oscar Zeta Gundam9He's always been someone who seemed to have decent opinions, at the height of the industry freakout over Napster, his objection with filesharing was with shock jock shit credited to him, not that oh no, a kid downloaded It's All About The Pentiums in 96kbps.
NeuroDivergent AuTist, Microbloggin'2you have to watch The weird Al story with that Harry Potter dude it's very sweet! he comes from such a good background in Southern California 🤘
