As featured in Rolling Stone Pitchfork The A.V. Clubamp160Consequence Mashable Mental Flossamp160Book Riot and moreWeird Al Yankovic continues as one of our most beloved comedians actors and musicians. A skilled accordion player and lyricist the California native not only crafts meticulous parodies but also creates hilarious originals and pop culturethemed polkas. Now in his fifth decade of recording and performing Al has maintained a career that has outlasted many of the artists that he has lampooned.Since 1980 Als drummer Jon amp8220Bermudaamp8221 Schwartz has been by his side photographing and documenting his career. Jon has taken more than 20000 images of Al in his element on tour in the studio on video sets and backstage.Lights Camera Accordion presents over 300 images of Al culled from Jonamp8217s personal collection of color photography all restored from the original negatives. This exhaustive volume represents the 25 years that Jon shot Al on 35mm color film from 1981 to 2006 before switching to digital photography. Jon additionally provides previously unheard stories and anecdotes throughout.From amp8220Eat Itamp8221 and amp8220Like a Surgeonamp8221 to later classics such as amp8220Smells Like Nirvanaamp8221 amp8220Amish Paradiseamp8221 and the Star Wars parody amp8220The Saga Beginsamp8221 Lights Camera Accordion showcases a body of work that spans ten albums five Grammys and nearly 2000 concerts to millions of fans and is packed with the weirdness and fun that always surrounds the undisputed king of comedic music.