Hank Azaria’s narration work on “The Simpsons” won his four Emmy Awards, but could not compare it to meet his idol, Blues Springsteen.
“I was ashamed of myself by meeting blues twice, gushing him on him, and telling him how much it was to me,” said the actor while remembering the first encounter. 。 I sounded like a acid gango and basically I couldn’t understand it. He gave me a father’s pad that said “calm down”. “
How about the second time?
“I say I don’t intend to blow it this time …” Azalia makes a laugh. “He was very sweet and patient with me. He put me on my father’s pad again and disappeared.”
Azalia respects Springsteen. Springsteen will appear live on the Orlando Plaza Live on February 6, with many voices imitating his idols -a backing band -February 6.
He ranked the show in the best job he did, with the show in the “The Simpsons”, Broadway’s “Spamarot”, the hit movie “THE BIRDCAGE”, and the edgy sitcom “BROCKMIRE”. I am. This performance raises the funds of the Azalia philosophy organizations, 4-9 Foundation. This invests in education and happiness for young people.
“I will feel the strange thing to make money by imitating my idols,” he says about making the show a charitable activity.
This show is a legal concert with the same legal band, EZ Street band, with Ariana Grande, Post Malone, Lill X, St. Lucia, Josh Globan, Blackbear, Cynthia Eribo, etc. It is composed of musicians who played.
But it is also a performance work that shares the story of Springsteen’s music for him.
“I will talk about the night when I met my wife. It was at a glance,” he said.
His imitation of Springsteen is “based on hero worship.” Azalia says.
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“His music is very meaningful to me, and we have overcome the tough and lonely era like a teenager,” he says. It also urged him to be a “creative person.”
Can he choose his favorite from Springsteen’s big work?
“The biggest impact on me,” he says, and he’s “promised land”, “Thunder Road”, “She is one” and “Jungle Land”. “They are part of me. They are my life.”
The show began with a birthday anxiety Wallop.
“I turned 60 in April last year. I had a complicated feeling about the number, so I wanted to cheer up. “You are 60 years old, become nostalgic, and music is a big part. I rediscovered the music of youth. Blues is at the top of that list.”
He surprised his friend at a party with Springsteen’s song.
“I didn’t feel sick because of my early career,” he said. “I was very nervous.”
To summarize the EZ Street band, he consulted with his piano teacher Adam Kromalow and his teenagers in Azalia. He remembers that he is approaching Kuromarou: “I had this crazy idea … it’s a bit like a crisis after middle life.” But the pianist was on board.
Then there was a song, but that is not to know Azalia.
“When singing as Chief Uigum, nobody cares as long as the lyrics are correct and the semi -on key is maintained,” he said in connection with the dim police officer, one of his “Simpsons” characters. I’m joking.
And he imitated Springsteen’s voice for a lifetime, but he stopped his thoughts and gave the reporter a demonstration on an improvisation phone -he cherished the song. I had never done it. Even professionals like Azaria needed for months and coaching to make it appropriate.
Of course, he was already doing a lot of research under his belt. Azaria estimates that Springsteen has performed about 30 times.
“I’ve been there since I was 16,” he says. “His live show is legendary. He draws surprises every night. At that time he played 4, 4, 5 hours.”
He is thinking about what is going back to him.
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“I think many more artists’ blues will draw in your head,” he says. “It’s very special to see him live.”
When Springsteen is running and running, Azalia has time to juggle it on other projects. He writes a book and is developing a live stage show that jumps into the APU controversy.
Since 1989, in addition to the Chief Wigm, Azalia has spoken of “Simpsons” characters such as Bartender Mor, School Director Gay Lharmers, Cartoon Bump Kink Letus, and Country Bump Kink Letus. In 2020, he stopped speaking APU.
“It’s a lot of voices,” he talks about a new show.
This controversy was promoted by the 2017 documentary “The Problem in APU”, examined the aspect of the character stereotype, and the white actors described him, and the Indian Americans were bullied and felt humiliated. I explored the method. Azalia later apologized for permanent racial stereotypes to its role.
“It was a story that was helpful for people, especially the white people who didn’t think about it, and it was definitely me,” he said. “It’s a window to an important problem called American race. The ability to look at other people’s perspective tends to get lost in these situations.”
He enjoys the energy of the audience, so I’m looking forward to seeing the show on stage.
“When I did” Spamarot “on Broadway, it was really huge,” he said about a show based on the 1975 movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail. “You felt that love with all Monty Python fans.”
Azalia plans to stick to a project like a Springsteen tribute close to his heart.
“I’m really trying to choose and choose,” he says. “I’m really blessed and lucky.
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Hank Azaria & the EZ Street Band
When: February 6, 8:00 pm: Plaza Live, 425 N. BUMBY AVE. in Orlando Cost: $ 24- $ 50 Information: PlazaliveOrlando.org
Initially issued: January 27, 2025 Eastern standard time at 5:00 am
