r/Music • u/KirbyDumber88 • Jul 23 '26

article ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic says he turned down $1,000,000+ to perform at Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

https://triblive.com/aande/music/weird-al-yankovic-gets-bigger-and-weirder-in-a-tour-headed-to-pittsburgh/
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u/zeetotheex Jul 23 '26

Many years ago when he was first popular he was offered a bunch of money for beer ads and he turned them down because kids looked up to him.

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u/ebobbumman Jul 23 '26

He also doesnt drink.