On this episode of WTF, Marc talks to "Weird Al"
Yankovic. They talk about hoarding, Weird Al’s musical heroes and, later in the
episode, tragedy. More specifically, the singular most traumatic thing that has
happened to Weird Al. On April 9, 2004, he got a phone call from his wife in
tears telling him that both his parents passed away from accidental carbon
monoxide poisoning. The flue in their house was closed and they had the
fireplace going. He then talks about how he could barely function but he had a
show to do that night. He went on stage and did the show, pretending like everything
was fine, but afterwards he would just go and collapse. He says that his music
and the outpouring of support from his fans helped him get through that time.
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