Michael Bolton Still Flying YouTube Pirate Flag
Appearing on Saturday Night Live as a Pirates of the Caribbean obsessed version of himself has turned out to be Michael Bolton’s savviest career move.
The instant-classic 2010-11 season digital short with SNL‘s Lonely Island trio is up for an Emmy Award. And as the singer tells the Press-Democrat ahead of a Labor Day weekend performance in Santa Rosa, the 41-million-plus-YouTube-views smash has also triggered a whole new wave of fandom:
“You won’t believe the people that are yelling “Jack Sparrow!” as soon as I walk on stage.
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