Andrew W.K. & Bill Hader

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Jesse Thorn

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 2 April 2018

⏱️ 73 minutes

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This week, two Max Fun favs. First up: Andrew W.K.! He just released a new album: You're Not Alone. It's his first in almost a decade. You're Not Alone has that same classic Andrew W.K. of inspirational party rock - sometimes delivered in song, sometimes in spoken word. And Andrew reveals a lot of himself in the record, too. He talks about all that with Jesse, plus why he welcomes any and all Mr. Rogers comparisons. Then, Bill Hader. Of course, you know him from his time on Saturday Night Live. He was kind of an impressions guy - he did a mean Vincent Price. But his most famous character was Stefon, from Weekend Update. You remember Stefon, right? He left the show in 2013 and took up acting - he stars alongside Fred Armisen on IFC's Documentary Now! His latest project is a TV show called Barry, out now on HBO. Hader stars as the show's title character, Barry Berkman. Barry's an ex-marine, turned low rent hitman in Ohio, turned aspiring actor in Los Angeles. And finally, Van Morrison doesn't really like to perform live, but that didn't stop him from making a perfect live album. Jesse tells you about it on this week's Outshot.

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0:00.0	Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of MaximumFun.org and is distributed by NPR.
0:12.4	It's Bullseye, I'm Jesse Thorn. I'm actually required to say that. So now that that has
0:17.6	been said, let's get down to brass tax. I've got a message for you from the one and only
0:22.9	Andrew W.K. Be nice, be honest, party and don't hate on Mr. Rogers.
0:29.9	Those who would scoff at Mr. Rogers or scoff at me, perhaps more rightfully so, all they're
0:39.6	doing and I relate to this because I've done it too, is distancing themselves from feeling
0:45.5	because feeling is very intense and feeling that you're not in control of is even more
0:50.1	intense. It takes a lot of courage to let your heart be open enough to be moved, especially
0:57.1	against your will. So people keep things at bay, people keep experiences at a distance,
1:03.3	especially if the person seems very intense. All I'm trying to do is encourage people to
1:08.2	trust me enough to let me move them, to let this party power move them. It's Bullseye.
1:21.1	Coming up, Andrew W.K. talks more about Mr. Rogers, plus his new album You're Not Alone.
1:27.1	He's been at it for a while now. Performing music, speaking, recording in the studio,
1:34.1	talking up the virtues of parties and partying wherever he goes. But is there an end in sight?
1:40.1	I have not abandoned this particular mountain that I'm climbing and I haven't reached this peak yet.
1:46.1	I may never, I may be like Sisyphus, pushing this bolder up party hill, forever wondering if there
1:52.1	is a peak to reach and if I could ever do it.
1:55.1	Then our friend Bill Hayder, he's starring in the new HBO show Barrett. He also just hosted
2:01.1	Saturday Night Live. His first time back on the show in five years. You know, I'm more
2:06.1	and Michaels through his credit came down before the show and went, you f**king relax. He's like,
2:12.1	stop f**king worrying, have fun. And finally, Van Morrison doesn't really like to perform live,
2:19.1	but that didn't stop him from making a nearly perfect live album. That's all coming up on Bullseye. Let's go.
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