Despite his status as a pop culture icon for close to 50 years now, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic has claimed he’s not terribly bothered about being overlooked by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Speaking to Vulture, Yankovic was asked to share his pitch to the Rock Hall to “do the right thing and induct” him, though the musical parodist seemed somewhat resigned to never being inducted when he replied, “The Rock Hall is going to do what they’re going to do.”
“They’re obviously expanding the boundaries of what constitutes rock and roll when they make their decisions,” he explained. “If they’re going to ever pick a comedic entry, I’d like to think I’d be considered for that. If they pick another accordion-playing parody writer ahead of me, I’d be upset.
“I don’t lose any sleep over having not been nom