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The Guardian
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Andy Lee: ‘It's illegal to taxidermy a human in Australia. I know because I looked into it'
You wrote your first kids' book, Do Not Open This Book, on a 40-minute flight as a present for your nephew and you've now sold three million books. Your sister Alex also writes kids' books. How pissed off with you is she? Hahaha. Look, she should be. But fortunately for me, I have the most supportive siblings so she's just thrilled for me. She keeps sending me ideas for future books to pass off as my own. Do Not Open This Book was originally only meant to be for my nephew George. When I was first asked if I would publish it, I said no. I rang my sister and said, 'Would it be OK if I publish this?' She agreed, so I decided to put the proceeds into a fund for George and all the kids – not realising that we'd go on to sell millions. I had to ring up and renegotiate the deal with George! He was three at the time, so he was a pushover. What song would you like played at your funeral? Tribute by Tenacious D. I actually wanted to have my body taxidermied and be at the funeral holding a tray of drinks for everyone, like a butler at the front. But no, it's illegal to taxidermy a human in Australia. I know because I looked into it. Do you have a nemesis? No! I'd love to have one though. It seems fun. People with a nemesis really dedicate their time to it. It seems to add a bit of extra purpose to life. Look, consider this an ad. If anyone would like to apply to be my nemesis, I am very happy to look at applications. It would be preferable if you have some type of public profile. This question rhymes: can you make a better cake than Hamish Blake? I am sorry to say, nay – I tried to rhyme my response. He's much better than I thought he'd be. Although, tell you what – I reckon I'd make a cake from scratch better. He just buys slabs of cake from a bakery and builds it! I keep saying to him, 'You build a cake! You don't bake!' But he does an amazing job of decorating. I'd be the better baker though. I can actually follow instructions. I don't think he can do that. Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning What's been your most cringeworthy run-in with a celebrity? Hamish and I were on an episode of Rove with Adrian Grenier. After the show, he asked whether we were going out and I said no. But I was – I was heading out with Daniel Johns, the Silverchair guys and Natalie Imbruglia. But when Adrian asked, I was kind of like, 'I'm not sure if you're the vibe', in my head, so I lied. He then got invited out by someone else separately, so when I walked into the venue he was there looking at me. I just wanted to hang with my own friends! Nothing against Adrian! What's the most memorable review you've had from a kid? I was once sent a video from a school in Mexico. There's one teacher at the front on a little microphone, speaking in Spanish in front of about 400 kids. They're all listening to her and they suddenly go, 'Si si si! No no no!' And then the camera turned to one kid, who gave a big thumbs up to the camera. That is the best endorsement. I can't understand what they're saying but they seem to be enjoying it. You used to pretend to propose to your fiancee [Rebecca Harding] each time you saw a paparazzi taking pictures of you guys. This is a very good joke. Which was your favourite attempt? At the airport conveyor belt with all the bags coming out. [Laughs] Because there's no way that that would have been the perfect place to propose. The other one that was really funny was when I was bending down to pick up my dog's poo – I saw a paparazzi so I turned around and made it into a proposal. I got banned from doing that joke for a while. Eventually I just had to propose for real. The newspapers never printed the proposal photos – they'd always print the ones in the lead-up. I think they didn't like that I was taking the mickey out of them. But there should be a whole array of them somewhere. I'd love to get them now, even just for memory's sake. There should be like 10 or 12 pictures of me proposing in different places. What's the best lesson you've learned from someone you've worked with? Sign up to Saved for Later Catch up on the fun stuff with Guardian Australia's culture and lifestyle rundown of pop culture, trends and tips after newsletter promotion Rob Sitch might have stolen it from someone else, because it's quite profound. He once said, any great idea takes three people: one person to come up with it and two to say, 'that's a great idea', because that's what gives people the confidence to go off and do them. Which book, album or film do you always return to, and why? Although it's less of a cool film these days due to the controversy around Mel Gibson, my favourite film was always Braveheart. I used to watch that every year with a new person that I'd met who hadn't seen it. They'd come around and we'd watch it – well, I'd get them to face the screen and I sit there watching them. I love the score, it is amazing. And the story is a great mixture of love and war and defying authority. It's pretty awesome. What's your most controversial pop culture opinion? It's not a pop culture opinion but it is my most controversial opinion. I think maybe we should just euthanise everyone at a set age – like, everyone gets to live to 90, and then everyone knows how much money and time they have left. People worry about these things so much. And then they can go catch up with their family, because people always say, 'Oh, I wish I'd caught up with them before they died. I didn't know they were going.' I know it's controversial and you're not going to include this. Er, yes I am. This is a surprising turn. Have you seen Logan's Run? Look, 90 might be too young. But by the time I get to that age, I'm not sure if I would be hanging around. How about Midsommar? It's set in a Swedish village where they kill people when they reach 72. Oh, that's bad news for my dad. Do Not Watch This Show starts on ABC on 4 July. Andy Lee's books are published by Lake Press in Australia.
Forbes
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Jack Black's ‘Steve's Lava Chicken' Tops Movie Songs Chart For 2nd Month
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 30: Jack Black attends the World Premiere of "A Minecraft Movie" at ... More Cineworld Leicester Square on March 30, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Shane) Jack Black's 'Steve's Lava Chicken" from A Minecraft Movie is still the most popular film song in the U.S. "Steve's Lava Chicken" — which runs a swift 34 seconds — had 29.6 million official on-demand U.S. streams to top Billboard's Top 10 Movie Songs chart, the trade publication reported. In addition, the song sold 4,000 downloads, according to Luminate (via Billboard), which compiled the streamng and download data. Steve's Lava Chicken also made Billboard's Hot 100 chart for three weeks, peaking at No. 78 on May 3 — just under a month after the film opened in theaters on April 4. Billboard reported that the song is currently No. 25 on the trade publication's Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart. Steve's Lava Chicken has the distinction of being the shortest song ever to chart on Billboard's Hot 100. Black, of course, is musician in addition to his acting career. Along with Kyle Gass, he is a member of the hit rock duo Tenacious D. A Classic Song From 'Final Destination Bloodlines' Was No. 2 Behind 'Steve's Lava Chicken' According to Billboard, Steve's Lava Chicken beat out the Creedence Clearwater Revival classic 'Bad Moon Rising' from Final Destination Bloodlines for the top spot on the Top Movie Songs chart. Starship's 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now' from Thunderbolts* at No. 3, while 'Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride' by Iam Tongi & Kamehameha Schools Children's Chorus from Lilo & Stitch charted at No. 4. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 'Mary Jane's Last Dance,' from the Netflix original film The Electric State rounded out the top 5. Meanwhile, Eric Prydz's 'Call On Me' from Warfare was No. 6, followed by FLETCHER's Healing from Drop at No. 7. Cocteau Twins' 'Cherry-Coloured Funk' from Death of a Unicorn was No. 8, Chappell Roan's 'Casual' from Novocaine was No. 9 and Miles Caton's 'I Lied to You' Sinners was No. 10. Only time will tell how long 'Steve's Lava Chicken' will dominate Billboard's Top Movie Songs chart. A Minecraft Movie arrived on streaming on Max on June 20 following its digital streaming debut via premium video on demand on May 13. A Minecraft Movie to date has earned $429 million in North American theaters and $529.6 million internationally for a worldwide box office tally of $953.5 million to date against a $150 million budget, according to The Numbers. Based on the classic Minecraft video game, A Minecraft Movie, starring Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers and Sebastian Hansen, is rated PG.
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
US rock star turns up at Welsh railway station with a guitar for impromptu performance
An American rock star made a surprise visit to south Wales as fans spotted him at a Cardiff railway station earlier this week. One half of rock duo Tenacious D, Kyle Gass, took a quick trip to Cardiff and Barry ahead of the final few dates on his UK tour. Although not performing in Cardiff for The Kyle Gass Company's 2025 UK tour, he decided to spontaneously visit the Welsh city as he was spotted playing Simon & Garfunkel's Homeward Bound at Cardiff Central railway station and strolling along Barry Island beach. The singer is known for being one half of the famous rock band, Tenacious D alongside fellow rockstar and Hollywood actor, Jack Black who recently starred in the box office smash, Minecraft. READ MORE: Life by the quiet beach 20 minutes from Cardiff where it feels like you've gone back in time READ MORE: Mum hurls knife at man after he 'pinched her and asked for sex' during boozy night in Gass has also made appearances in films such as Shallow Hal, with Jack Black, and Christmas classic, Elf. For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter According to Bro Radio, the bandmate of Jack Black enjoyed a quiet moment by the sea as well as stopping in Romilly's Café taking pictures with the staff on Wednesday, May 28. Whilst waiting for his train at Cardiff Central railway station, Gass got out his guitar and sang the 1966 hit from the famous duo/ With the Cardiff sign clear in the background of his video shared on social media, fans were quick to welcome him to Wales. One person wrote: "Omg your in cardiff!! Welcome to Wales." With another saying: "Croeso I Cymru!!! Welcome to Wales!! Awesome." Gass and Black's heavy rock band, who've had hits such as Tribute and Beelzeboss are currently on hiatus after, in July 2024, Gass made a controversial remark about President Donald Trump's assassination attempt. The band cancelled their tour for the rest of summer last year. The controversy arose after Black presented his bandmate with a cake to celebrate his birthday whilst on stage in Australia. When asked to make a wish, Gass said: 'Don't miss Trump next time.' Kung-Fu Panda star Black has spoken about the band's future since, saying: " 'Yeah, we're friends. That hasn't changed. These things take time sometimes… And we'll be back when it feels right." This year, Gass has toured around Europe and the UK with The Kyle Gass Company with their last tour date in Stockport on Saturday, May 31.
Wales Online
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
US rock star turns up at Welsh railway station with a guitar for impromptu performance
US rock star turns up at Welsh railway station with a guitar for impromptu performance The singer was seen enjoying a stroll along the beach and playing guitar whilst waiting for the train He got out his guitar to play a song (Image: Kyle Gass Instagram ) An American rock star made a surprise visit to south Wales as fans spotted him at a Cardiff railway station earlier this week. One half of rock duo Tenacious D, Kyle Gass, took a quick trip to Cardiff and Barry ahead of the final few dates on his UK tour. Although not performing in Cardiff for The Kyle Gass Company's 2025 UK tour, he decided to spontaneously visit the Welsh city as he was spotted playing Simon & Garfunkel's Homeward Bound at Cardiff Central railway station and strolling along Barry Island beach. The singer is known for being one half of the famous rock band, Tenacious D alongside fellow rockstar and Hollywood actor, Jack Black who recently starred in the box office smash, Minecraft. Gass has also made appearances in films such as Shallow Hal, with Jack Black, and Christmas classic, Elf. For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter According to Bro Radio, the bandmate of Jack Black enjoyed a quiet moment by the sea as well as stopping in Romilly's Café taking pictures with the staff on Wednesday, May 28. Whilst waiting for his train at Cardiff Central railway station, Gass got out his guitar and sang the 1966 hit from the famous duo/ Content cannot be displayed without consent With the Cardiff sign clear in the background of his video shared on social media, fans were quick to welcome him to Wales. One person wrote: "Omg your in cardiff!! Welcome to Wales." With another saying: "Croeso I Cymru!!! Welcome to Wales!! Awesome." Fans were shocked to see him in Cardiff (Image: Kyle Gass Instagram ) Gass and Black's heavy rock band, who've had hits such as Tribute and Beelzeboss are currently on hiatus after, in July 2024, Gass made a controversial remark about President Donald Trump's assassination attempt. The band cancelled their tour for the rest of summer last year. The controversy arose after Black presented his bandmate with a cake to celebrate his birthday whilst on stage in Australia. When asked to make a wish, Gass said: 'Don't miss Trump next time.' Kung-Fu Panda star Black has spoken about the band's future since, saying: " 'Yeah, we're friends. That hasn't changed. These things take time sometimes… And we'll be back when it feels right." This year, Gass has toured around Europe and the UK with The Kyle Gass Company with their last tour date in Stockport on Saturday, May 31. Article continues below
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Married People Are Sharing The Moment They Knew Their Partner Was "The One"
They say when you know you know, but how do people actually know that they've found their person? Redditor ArtemisMendez asked, "For married redditors, what was the moment that you thought, 'I'm gonna marry this man/woman?'" Here is what people in long-term, committed relationships said while looking back. 1."When he blurted out that he loved me so much (for the very first time) during a quick lunch date because we had just found out we both hated eggnog. He tried to play it off like it was not a big deal. I didn't trust my own judgement back then, but my gut already said he's the one. It's been 11 years together, we've been married for five and a half years, we have an almost one-year-old baby." Zeiserl 2."We had a new dog, a six-month-old basset mix picked up from Craigslist. She had a bunch of problem behaviors like peeing when we came into the house, and she was super pushy about wanting to lick our faces. My boyfriend of the time came home one day and she peed on the rug, and he got really frustrated and mad. I told him that he needed to make a decision today. Either we take her back, or he figures out how to train her to work with our lives. But I would not accept him getting angry at her...." "... He got really quiet and thought for a minute- he then said, 'I want to keep her.' And it was like a switch flipped. He was on YouTube and online the next few days looking up dog training tutorials, and we came up with a plan to take her outside in the front yard. Whenever we came home, she'd be outside immediately. Then we went through crate training and whatnot. He never got mad at that dog again. She was attached to his hip, snuggled as his little spoon in bed every night, and absolutely loved him. Watching him go through that and become a better person for that dog was the 'moment' I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him." kimtenisqueen 3."I got severe food poisoning. It was the most unwell I've ever been in my life, and he literally cleaned me up in the shower. He cleaned the floors and bathroom and bought me a whole bunch of new PJs. We hadn't even been together very long, and he is an absolute goof and could have easily made jokes (to lighten the mood) both at the time and long after, but he never did. He knew how sick I was, and more so how humiliating I found the whole thing." whiskyicedlatte 4."She drove on our first date. I was looking through her CD collection, as you did at the time, and found Tenacious D. I just put it in the CD player and we did car karaoke through the whole album." MickeyCrisco 5."After dating and living together for three years, I tried to think about my future, and I could not for the life of me picture a future without her in it. So I knew, and over 25 years later, the best part of our day is getting to see each other." Old-Revolution-1663 6."We were long-distance. When we met for the first time after eight months of talking. They knew I was allergic to flowers, so they got me broccoli (my favorite vegetable) stalks wrapped in ribbon. It was the most thoughtful thing anyone had ever done for me. Someone had actually gone out of their way to make sure I felt special and welcome. Six years later, and it's the best decision I've ever made." QueerTchotchke 7."We were at dinner with his family, and he has a younger brother who is on the spectrum. His brother ordered something weird to show off, and my now-husband quietly ordered something he knew his brother would actually lik,e so when his brother eventually melted down, my husband could offer to trade. I knew right then I wanted to marry someone who knew and cared about their family to that extent." MinuteMaidMarian 8."We had one date, which was a disaster for many reasons. I assumed that date was the last, and didn't expect to ever see him again. A few days later, I get a call at work. They said, 'Your husband is on the phone.' He immediately popped into my mind. He apologized profusely and said he didn't know why he had asked for his wife. I guess we knew. We've been married for 25 years." GoalieMom53 9."We left his house to go out somewhere, and he told his dog in a totally normal voice, 'We're going out now, we will be back soon.' There was not an ounce of embarrassment about talking to his dog like he was people in front of his new girlfriend. I knew there and then he was a keeper." Irish_Exit_ 10."We're not married yet, but we're engaged and have been together 12 years. I knew he was the one when, about six months in, he noticed my anxiety spike at a party, and I started getting overwhelmed. He pretended he was really tired and asked if I was ready to head home to bed. We stopped off and got a snack, and as we walked back to his, it started to snow. He looked at me and said, 'This is way better than any party, and that was it, I knew." Dabbles-In-Irony 11."It was when we moved in together. When we were dating, I was renting a condo, and the owner decided to sell, which meant I needed a new place to live. She said, 'Why don't you just move in with me?' So I did. After about a week, I knew I wanted to marry her. I can't say it was any one thing in particular. Just knew it was right. We were married less than a year later." whole_chocolate_milk 12."He stayed with me through months of health issues. I got diagnosed with a brain tumor a month into dating. He's still here, but the tumor is not." Neat-Professor-3075 13."I had a cat that he did not like, or that he pretended not to like. He used to talk about how he just wasn't a cat person. But then one day, when he didn't realize I was home, I heard him singing a little song to my cat about how pretty she was and how cute her little paws were. That was the moment I knew. He does admit now that he is, in fact, a cat person." SierraSeaWitch 14."I met my now spouse when we were in college. We'd been dating for a few months when a stomach bug went around the dorm, and it hit me like a truck. It got them, too, but milder, so they were taking care of me while I puked my guts out. I remember talking to my mom on the phone, explaining how I was doing and how this person I'd been dating was making me drink ginger ale and disposing of my ruined trash can, and she said they sounded like a keeper. It will be 12 years this summer. Married three. There were lots of moments in those years that made me want to marry them, but that was the first." mstersunderthebed 15."It felt easy to make her happy. No acting, no need to triple-check what I was going to say or do. There was no question about whether she was being genuine or just humoring me... Every interaction just felt comfortable, like being wrapped in a blanket on a cold evening by the fire. It was different from every other relationship I had been in." —Theduckintheroom 16."I notoriously overthink my relationships to an OCD extent. I know my girls, the one because no matter what headspace I'm in, I know I'd do anything to make her bad days better. It's the most selfless I've felt towards a person." —BoredomRanger 17."On our first date. His passion for comic books stood out to me. We talked for hours about our likes/dislikes, characters, story arcs, artists, and writers. I realized he is just as much of a nerd as I am, and I never wanted to leave his side. Happily married now, with a storage unit full of comics. He's my best friend." —Upbeat-Squirrel-9717 18."It was one of our first dates. We drove to a tulip festival in Washington State, where we lived at the time. We spent all day together, joking and enjoying ourselves, and when we got back, I realized I wanted to keep hanging out with her, even though we didn't live together. She's one of the only people I've ever met whom I don't get tired of being around. We have our fights, sure, but we might take 30 minutes or an hour apart, and both come back apologizing. 14 years and nine years of marriage later, and I still never get sick of her." —stuark 19."I was cooking us dinner, listening to music. A song I'd never heard came on, and I imagined her in a wedding dress walking towards me. I began to sob and knew it was time to ask her to marry me. We had our first dance to that song at our wedding two years later." —Stooperz Share your story! If you're in a long-term, committed relationship, what was the moment you knew that you'd found your person? Tell us in the comments or in this anonymous form.
