end of the time we spent together mixing it was almost time for the holidays. I needed to get something for my older brother, who got me into Weird Al in the first place. I had my wife run down to Amoeba records in Hollywood and grab a vinyl copy of Weird Al’ s UHF. I handed it to Al and I said,“ Hey, man … I’ m a huge fan. This is for my brother. Would you mind signing this, so I could give it to him as a Christmas present?” He was totally approachable and cordial about it.
Sherman: Tell me how your relationship with Al has evolved through working on additional projects with him.
Warwick: After the work I did with him on Straight Outta Lynwood, his next album was Alpocalypse. He needed an engineer to do all his vocal overdubs for that album. I wasn’ t used to working with a vocalist that produces themselves. Al walked in with a complete lyric sheet. He had a copy for him and a copy for me. Not only that, he had a track list. I’ m supposed to make audio tracks with certain labels on
Brian won the Grammy Award ® for his work with Weird Al
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