The 'Abbott Elementary' actor's knockout rendition of 'Endangered Species' was 33 years in the making. Ralph and Reeves joined The Times to break it down.
At the first full-sized Emmys in three years, a few outstanding moments showed what they’re capable of if we don’t settle for ‘back to normal.’Lizzo, Jean Smart, Michael Keaton, Hannah Waddingham, my husband. I could hear my kids up in the mezzanine. And as a performer, they always say, “If you get a standing ovation, sit down.” When they announced my name — standing ovation. They sat, I gathered myself, I sang the song — standing ovation.
Tell me about the origin story of “Endangered Species.” It’s a song off your album “Art & Survival.” What was going on in your life to prompt that reflection, those lyrics?I was in a situation with my label where I thought, “This might be the last time I’ll ever be able to record something.” It was just really turbulent.
There’s the lyric “I know where my voice belongs.” Tell me what that means to you and how has that evolved through the years. How has it gotten easier or harder to live by that ethos?For me, it’s gotten easier. As an artist, I’ve always been faced with somebody saying, “Don’t rock the boat, just be an artist, just be pretty, just do this, just do that. Nobody wants to hear that. Nobody wants to know about that.
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