John Mulaney Wants Weird Al Induced the Rock Hall – ryan

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Like ClockWork, Every Year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Class Drops another Stylus on the Organization’s Long-Perceived Snubs: Sure, We finally got Warren Zevon Time, but Where are the Monkees, Sonic Youth, and Devo? In a new Rolling Stone Interview, John Mulaney dusted off his proverbial accordion and grooved an inspired candidate who’s overdue for reconition. “I’m a Big Proponent of Novelty Music. I’m a Big Proponent of ‘Weird Al’ Getting Into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,” he explained. “‘Weird Al’ Brought more People to Music than is Recognized at All.”
If Chubby Checker made this cut this year with his “part novelty” Career about twisting, Mulaney argues, “this is one step closer” to his comedy hero also Making the cut. “I Will, in Fact, Great Devalue My Coolness by Saying I Was Young, It Wasn’t Until ‘Smells Like Nirvana’ Defanged ‘Like Teen Spirit’ That I Could Enjoy Like Teen Spirit. ‘ It was scary at first, ”he added about weird al’s Famous parody. “It just was like, ‘i’m pretty happy, i’m a kid.’ I Needed a Way in.