Weird Al -- Trapped in the Drive Thru (closet)

I have enjoyed Weird Al for as long as I can remember. His creative and funny parodies of popular culture has created a new genre of music resulting from his three decades in the industry. He grew up as the only child to Nick & Mary Yankovich and was constantly reminded by his Dad that "the key to success is doing for a living whatever makes you happy."

It is quite obvious by looking at Al's career that he has taken heed to his Father's advice. I found out that he lost both of his parents on the same day in an accidental fire. He states that "he is happy that they were able to share in the happiness of his child before passing."

Weird Al has sold more than 12 million albums and recorded more than 150 parody and original songs. He has won 3 Grammy Awards, has received nine nominations, 3 gold and 5 platinum records in the US. He has parodied everyone from Queen, to Michael Jackson to Chamillionaire. In 2006, he landed on the Top 100 songs list from Rolling Stone Magazine with "Trapped in The Drive Thru," a spoof of R. Kelly's "Trapped In The Closet." "Trapped in the Closet" is described as a hip-hop opera with songs that relate to an ongoing narrative. Kelly promoted the piece by sending chapters to radio stations one at a time to generate interest. It has no chorus and is told in a conversational manner, using dramatics and cliffhangers between the episodes.

Originally, Kelly only planned to release six chapters. Then, in November 2005, six more chapters were released, for a total of twelve. The story is about a man named Sylvester, portrayed by Kelly (Sylvester is R. Kelly's middle name) who is caught up in a series of intertwining dramas with numerous plot twists. Supposedly, Chapters 13-22 are scheduled to be released in July 2007. So, it could might be a more on point to release
Weird Al's very funny parody of the R. Kelly piece. Al begins his Tour in May so before he hit the road, I wanted to see what Al had to say about himself and his career.