...in that episode of the Simpsons. Read this very funny interview with Matt Groening (circa 09/95)... interesting Prince reference too.

Flux: Have you discovered any famous person who is a fan of The Simpsons that surprised you?

Groening: Well, just about every famous person who does a voice is a fan of the show. Michael Jackson, for instance, is a fan of the show.

Flux: So that was really him?

Groening: Yes. He didn't want to be credited. [laughs] Dustin Hoffman is another one who didn't want to fess up. It's funny because we've had those bigshots who were willing to do the show but were ashamed to admit it. So we have a new demand: if you're willing to do the show, you have to come clean and admit it. I just completed something which I really, really wanted to do, and that is to get all the former Beatles on. Ringo was first, then we got George Harrison, but Paul McCartney was a real hold-out. We finally came up with a script which he agreed to do. It's called "Lisa The Vegetarian" and it will be on next season.

Flux: Is it difficult for you to come up with scripts which are both funny and acceptable to the guest stars?

Groening: Sometimes more so than others. Michael Jackson presented a particular creative problem because he's such an icon: how do you put Michael Jackson in a Simpsons universe? And the solution, which I must take credit for--the idea, at least, because I didn't write the script--was to have Michael Jackson play a 300-pound white guy who thinks he's Michael Jackson. Everybody was keeping their fingers crossed that he would sort of laugh when he read the script--and he did.

Flux: Have you ever had someone agree to do the show, then read the script and call you up saying, "Are you insane?"

Groening: [laughs] Yes, it's happened several times. I really can't comment further because we're still trying to get all those people, but there are several stars who backed out, Prince being one. Prince's people actually sent us their own script, and...well...it just wasn't our thing.

Prince's people actually sent them their own script!

Too funny.


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June7 said:

JeezUS!
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I heard Bart was filing a suit against him.

shygirl said:

There she is, Mike's biggest fan.

Supernova said:

She hates him so much she posts on every thread about him!

It's like she searches them out! What a life.

I thought this was going to be a thread about dna proof that mj is the father of his children...

sosgemini said:

Hey... it's just as important! This was a very enlightening piece of news.

...and now I can die in peace.

June7 said:

i don't know...the words 'egomaniacal' and 'ass'.

June7 said:

Awesome! Maybe it would have explained Graffiti Bridge.

Prince is funny

June7 said:

Actually, although I don't have as much of an urge to make fun of the guy anymore (because I feel sorry for him), I find Shygirl's posts about him entertaining and VERY funny!

Locoarts, on the other hand, writes longwinded posts about Mike ALL the time here. It seems as if that's the type of posts he makes half of the time.

Seems kinda harsh to be Matt Groening. Got a link, or any more info on the subject June?

Natsume said:

Yeah, here's a link. I stumbled on this site by accident, and ended up adding it to my faves.

Probably the most complete Simpsons sites I've ever seen.


http://www.snpp.com/lists.html

Check it out.

Oh, and here's the entire interview.

http://www.snpp.com/other...ing95.html