The Authorized Al

by Al Yankovic

Offers a tongue-in-cheek biography of "Weird Al" Yankovic, describes his lifestyle as a successful rock star, and includes the lyrics to all of his song parodies

Genres: Humor, Music, Nonfiction, Biography, Autobiography

127 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1985

About the author

Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, accordionist, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist.

Reviews

[Jazzy Lemon · Rating 5 out of 5]

As it says on the back cover, 'this is probably the most important book ever written in the history or mankind'

[Neil · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I first discovered Ebay in the mid-90’s, I discovered to my amazement that The Authorized Al was rare and in high demand. I had spent my youth pouring over the pages in this book, reading lyrics and laughing at the pictures and commentary. I decided to put the book up for sale, even though the pages were dog-eared and I once killed a silverfish by rolling up the book and swatting it. Despite the accurate description of the book, down to a photo of the silverfish corpse remnants, somebody out there decided it was worth $75. I don’t remember what I did with the money, but a part of me wishes I had never sold this piece of childhood nostalgia. Thankfully Al released a new book this year to fill the void.

[Will Plunkett · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish I knew this was out in the '80s; I am sure I'd have appreciated and laughed aloud louder more in my younger and more whatever years...

But it's still a hoot.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book - if you appreciate Weird Al, you'll like this book.