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Loudon Wainwright III
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Loudon on Conan Late Night TONIGHT
Technically it's 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, but it's the Tuesday night Conan Late Night TV show on NBC...
Loudon Wainwright III On Late Night With Conan O'Brien Tuesday, May 22
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Loudon Wainwright III will return to Late Night with Conan O'Brien Tuesday,
May 22, the same day his new album hits stores. The show will also feature
actress/author/comedian Amy Sedaris. Wainwright will perform material from
his new Concord CD, Strange Weirdos: Music From and Inspired by the Film
Knocked Up. The album is a companion piece to the highly anticipated new
film from Judd Apatow, director of The 40-Year-Old Virgin and a longtime
Wainwright fan. Apatow was the creative force behind Undeclared, the weekly
series in which Wainwright had a recurring role. Wainwright also appeared in
Apatow's 40 Year Old Virgin.
Loudon Wainwright III On Late Night With Conan O'Brien Tuesday, May 22
(I'm not sure why I'm even posting here. Does anyone even read these posts? How do you know that there's a new post in a thread?....I sure can't tell....)
Loudon Wainwright III will return to Late Night with Conan O'Brien Tuesday,
May 22, the same day his new album hits stores. The show will also feature
actress/author/comedian Amy Sedaris. Wainwright will perform material from
his new Concord CD, Strange Weirdos: Music From and Inspired by the Film
Knocked Up. The album is a companion piece to the highly anticipated new
film from Judd Apatow, director of The 40-Year-Old Virgin and a longtime
Wainwright fan. Apatow was the creative force behind Undeclared, the weekly
series in which Wainwright had a recurring role. Wainwright also appeared in
Apatow's 40 Year Old Virgin.
Re: Loudon on Conan Late Night TONIGHT
{q a=[[Richard2SF]]}Technically it's 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, but it's the Tuesday night Conan Late Night TV show on NBC...
Loudon Wainwright III On Late Night With Conan O'Brien Tuesday, May 22
(I'm not sure why I'm even posting here. Does anyone even read these posts? How do you know that there's a new post in a thread?....I sure can't tell....)
Loudon Wainwright III will return to Late Night with Conan O'Brien Tuesday,
May 22, the same day his new album hits stores. The show will also feature
actress/author/comedian Amy Sedaris. Wainwright will perform material from
his new Concord CD, Strange Weirdos: Music From and Inspired by the Film
Knocked Up. The album is a companion piece to the highly anticipated new
film from Judd Apatow, director of The 40-Year-Old Virgin and a longtime
Wainwright fan. Apatow was the creative force behind Undeclared, the weekly
series in which Wainwright had a recurring role. Wainwright also appeared in
Apatow's 40 Year Old Virgin.{/q}
Thank you Richard for the heads up!
Loudon Wainwright III On Late Night With Conan O'Brien Tuesday, May 22
(I'm not sure why I'm even posting here. Does anyone even read these posts? How do you know that there's a new post in a thread?....I sure can't tell....)
Loudon Wainwright III will return to Late Night with Conan O'Brien Tuesday,
May 22, the same day his new album hits stores. The show will also feature
actress/author/comedian Amy Sedaris. Wainwright will perform material from
his new Concord CD, Strange Weirdos: Music From and Inspired by the Film
Knocked Up. The album is a companion piece to the highly anticipated new
film from Judd Apatow, director of The 40-Year-Old Virgin and a longtime
Wainwright fan. Apatow was the creative force behind Undeclared, the weekly
series in which Wainwright had a recurring role. Wainwright also appeared in
Apatow's 40 Year Old Virgin.{/q}
Thank you Richard for the heads up!
Loudon Wainwright III
I have the new CD on order, but not released in UK until 04 June 2007 - so patiently waiting at the moment!
Saw LWIII in concert at Brighton Dome last month - great show - he played several songs from the new CD - sounded good.
I first saw Loudon in concert at Portsmouth around 1972-1973, so I'm showing my age I guess!
Saw LWIII in concert at Brighton Dome last month - great show - he played several songs from the new CD - sounded good.
I first saw Loudon in concert at Portsmouth around 1972-1973, so I'm showing my age I guess!
so great!
i've really gotten into him lately! the only song i used to have was Rufus is a Tit Man! lol but i actually got Career Moves from itunes and a bunch of others and i really do love loudon! he's so funny and unflinchingly honest! some of my faves: A Father and a Son, Five Years Old, T.S.M.N.W.A, Iwiwal.... lol yea. i didn't know he was on conan!!! GAHH! can't believe i missed that! i think i actually may have caught it when amy sedaris was on, but i wasn't that interested in her so i changed the channel! damn me! haha
Interview with Loudon
By ED CONDRAN
Bucks County Courier Times
It helps to be connected. Hot director-writer-producer Judd Apatow has helped resuscitate singer-songwriter-actor Loudon Wainwright III's career.
Apatow tabbed Wainwright as an actor for his late, lamented and short-lived television series “Undeclared” and for his hit films “The 40-Year Old Virgin” and “Knocked Up.” Apatow persuaded Wainwright to compose the soundtrack for the latter project, “Strange Weirdos: Music From and Inspired by the Film Knocked Up.”
Wainwright, 60, who will perform tonight at the Sellersville Theater, talks about his resurgence, his famous progeny, Rufus and Martha Wainwright, and how hip replacement surgery has inspired him.
Q: How did you hook up with Judd Apatow?
A: About seven years ago my manager got a call from Judd's company wondering if I would audition for a part in a television show he was getting ready to do called “Undeclared.” I wondered why they called. I had done some acting but wasn't pursuing it at that point.
I found that Judd was a fan of mine when he was a teenager when he was growing up in Long Island. He came into New York City to see me. He saw me on TV during the '70s on Mike Douglas and Merv Griffin. Judd thinks outside of the box and thought it would be cool if I played the dysfunctional father on “Undeclared.”
Q: Did Judd get the dysfunctional dad idea from Rufus and Martha, who have written thinly veiled songs about you as a father, which aren't necessarily flattering?
A: I don't know what to say to that except as a father you have your good days and bad days.
Q: Are all dads dysfunctional?
A: As far as I can tell, dads are “DD,” dysfunctional dads. But some days you're clicking and some days you're not. People are complicated.
Q: That's exactly what Rufus says about you. He says that you're complicated, brutally honest and severely hidden like most fathers, which is interesting since you bare all as a songwriter.
A: It's easier to be open as a songwriter than as a person. There's a certain safety when you're onstage. It might seem scary since you're on a stage and it's dark, but it's just the opposite. There's truth in my show but it's heightened truth for the stage. But reality is different.
Q: Rufus said that it's difficult getting to know you.
A: Maybe he should work a little harder at it.
Q: But you must be proud of Rufus and Martha.
A: What's great is when they take out that credit card and buy me dinner. That's a magical moment.
Q: Each of you write some intensely personal songs, often inspired by each other.
A: For me, that's easy. It's like falling off a log. You write what you know.
Q: What's a recent example of you writing what you know?
A: I wrote about my hip replacement. The song is called “Hip.”
Q: How is your hip?
A: Good. I'm walking around fine. I get wanded every time I go to the airport. It's an intimacy I would rather forgo. You go through and the buzzer goes off and you say, “I need a male assist.”
Q: A male assist at the airport. That sounds like what Idaho Senator Larry Craig allegedly requested.
A: That's right. There's a big chunk of titanium in my leg. But it doesn't slow me down. You'll see when I come (to Sellersville). I'll be playing songs that are newer, older and bluer, a potpourri.
Bucks County Courier Times
It helps to be connected. Hot director-writer-producer Judd Apatow has helped resuscitate singer-songwriter-actor Loudon Wainwright III's career.
Apatow tabbed Wainwright as an actor for his late, lamented and short-lived television series “Undeclared” and for his hit films “The 40-Year Old Virgin” and “Knocked Up.” Apatow persuaded Wainwright to compose the soundtrack for the latter project, “Strange Weirdos: Music From and Inspired by the Film Knocked Up.”
Wainwright, 60, who will perform tonight at the Sellersville Theater, talks about his resurgence, his famous progeny, Rufus and Martha Wainwright, and how hip replacement surgery has inspired him.
Q: How did you hook up with Judd Apatow?
A: About seven years ago my manager got a call from Judd's company wondering if I would audition for a part in a television show he was getting ready to do called “Undeclared.” I wondered why they called. I had done some acting but wasn't pursuing it at that point.
I found that Judd was a fan of mine when he was a teenager when he was growing up in Long Island. He came into New York City to see me. He saw me on TV during the '70s on Mike Douglas and Merv Griffin. Judd thinks outside of the box and thought it would be cool if I played the dysfunctional father on “Undeclared.”
Q: Did Judd get the dysfunctional dad idea from Rufus and Martha, who have written thinly veiled songs about you as a father, which aren't necessarily flattering?
A: I don't know what to say to that except as a father you have your good days and bad days.
Q: Are all dads dysfunctional?
A: As far as I can tell, dads are “DD,” dysfunctional dads. But some days you're clicking and some days you're not. People are complicated.
Q: That's exactly what Rufus says about you. He says that you're complicated, brutally honest and severely hidden like most fathers, which is interesting since you bare all as a songwriter.
A: It's easier to be open as a songwriter than as a person. There's a certain safety when you're onstage. It might seem scary since you're on a stage and it's dark, but it's just the opposite. There's truth in my show but it's heightened truth for the stage. But reality is different.
Q: Rufus said that it's difficult getting to know you.
A: Maybe he should work a little harder at it.
Q: But you must be proud of Rufus and Martha.
A: What's great is when they take out that credit card and buy me dinner. That's a magical moment.
Q: Each of you write some intensely personal songs, often inspired by each other.
A: For me, that's easy. It's like falling off a log. You write what you know.
Q: What's a recent example of you writing what you know?
A: I wrote about my hip replacement. The song is called “Hip.”
Q: How is your hip?
A: Good. I'm walking around fine. I get wanded every time I go to the airport. It's an intimacy I would rather forgo. You go through and the buzzer goes off and you say, “I need a male assist.”
Q: A male assist at the airport. That sounds like what Idaho Senator Larry Craig allegedly requested.
A: That's right. There's a big chunk of titanium in my leg. But it doesn't slow me down. You'll see when I come (to Sellersville). I'll be playing songs that are newer, older and bluer, a potpourri.
Re Interview
Thanks for posting this,I read it on the other board,although I'm not a fan of loudon,it's interesting to note the remark that"rufus should try harder"in getting to know him,hmmmnn!..Rufus wasn't the one who walked out.And I know it was a long time ago and people move on etc etc,but it was Loudon's loss,and it had a tremendous impact on Rufus and Martha lives.
Although,Loudon could have said that remark tongue in cheek,so who knows!!
Although,Loudon could have said that remark tongue in cheek,so who knows!!
