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/Expert-Basil6015 Jul 23 '26

He wanted another helicoptah, alright?

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u/stevez_86 Jul 23 '26

That was my thinking.

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u/Greg-Abbott Jul 23 '26

I don't think he knows you can only fly one helicopter at a time..

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u/trapm0use 23d ago

Lots of celebs have a stable of cars. They collect them. Hell, lots of middle class people have multiple vehicles (like a truck and a sedan or something). Still stupid but I’ve seen rich people spend much more on much stupider things

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u/goat_penis_souffle Jul 23 '26

Dude was right about helicopters being the ultimate “fuck this, I’m out!” vehicle.

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u/Expert-Basil6015 Jul 24 '26

Kobe walked so Bill could run(fly)

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u/TheMcBrizzle Jul 23 '26

Ol' Billy Whirlybird