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>> Stephen: WELCOME BARK
EVERYBODY.
MY NEXT GUEST IS A SINGER WHOSE
HITS INCLUDE "TIK TOK," "WE R
WHO WE R," AND "TIMBER."
PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE LATE
SHOW"" KESHA.
♪ ♪ ♪
 ( APPLAUSE )
 ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: HI.
>> HELLO, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: SMART TO WEAR A
FUR IN HERE, BY THE WAY.
>> THIS IS A FAKE FUR.
>> Stephen: I KNOW IT'S A FAKE
FUR.
I'M NOT TRYING TO THROW THAT ON
YOU.
>> DON'T TRY TO THROW THAT ON
ME.
IT'S FAKE ( BLEEP ).
>> Stephen: THAT'S FINE.
IT'S, LIKE, 1:00 IN THE MORNING
OR SOMETHING.
WHO IS EVEN GOING TO NOTICE.
10 YEARS AGO, ON NEW YEAR'S DAY,
10 YEARS AGO, YOU DROPPED YOUR
FIRST ALBUM, "ANIMAL."
>> I DID, YES.
>> Stephen: DO THOSE
THINGS,"THOSE SONGS, LIKE, COME
BACK TO YOU NOW.
WHAT'S YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THOSE
SONGS 10 YEARS LATER?
>> IT'S WHAT INTRODUCED ME TO MY
FANS, MY ANIMALS, WHO ARE THE
BEST.
>> Stephen: ANIMALS, RIGHT.
>> AND I ACTUALLY HAVE TO MAKE A
CONFESSION.
THERE'S A SONG-- SO I LIKE TO,
LIKE -- I JUST PUT THINGS OUT
THERE IN THE UNIVERSE AND I,
LIKE, MAKE THEM HAPPEN.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE STALKING, BUT
IT'S A SLOW BURN.
>> Stephen: IS IT A SECRET,
LIKE THE OPRAH KIND?
>> KIND OF, BUT IT'S MORE
INTENSE.
SO I WROTE A SONG CALLED
"STEPHEN" ABOUT HOW YOU WOULDN'T
CALL ME.
AND LOOK AT ME NOW.
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>> Stephen: I WAS NOT AWARE
THAT I NEEDED TO CALL YOU.
YOU CAN-- WHAT IS--
>> C.SHARP TO F.SHARP.
♪ STEPHEN
STEPHEN
♪ WHY WON'T YOU CALL ME?
STEPHEN, WHY WON'T YOU CALL ME ♪
AND THEN YOU DID!
AND THEN I'M HERE!
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>> Stephen: PLEASE ACCEPT MY
APOLOGY.
I HAD NO IDEA.
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>> Stephen: I'M SLIGHTLY
FLUSTERED NOW.
I NEVER HAD A POP SONG SUNG TO
ME BEFORE.
I SHOULD READ THE LYRICS MORE
OFTEN.
>> THAT YOU ARE SUPER STALKRY.
>> Stephen: WHO DO YOU FAN OUT
ON?
IS THERE ANYBODY YOU FREAK OUT
WHEN YOU SEE?
>> YES, SO, ACTUALLY, I, LIKE,
FANNED OUT SUPER HARD ON DANA
CARVEY BECAUSE "WAYNE'S WORLD"
IS THE GREATEST PIECE OF ART
EVER MADE.
>> Stephen: SO YOU'VE SLOW
STALKED TWO MIDDLE-AGED
COMEDIANS?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: CLASSIC SEX
SYMBOLS.
DO YOU ACTUALLY KNOW DANA
CARVER?
>> YES, I SLOW STALKED HIM AND
WE'RE BEST FRIENDS FOREVER.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE BEST
FRIENDS WITH DANA CARVER.
>> WE WERE TEXTING ABOUT YOU.
>> Stephen: ABOUT ME?
>> YES GLI KNOW DANA CARVER.
I WILL CALL HIM.
>> HE'S MY MOMMA BEAR.
>> Stephen: I DO NOT KNOW WHAT
THAT MEANS?
>>
>> I DON'T, EITHER.
>> Stephen: DOES HE LOOK AFTER
YOU TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE OKAY?
>> NO, WE GET OUT AND GET DRUNK.
>> Stephen: I DO NOT BELIEVE
YOU.
>> I SWEAR!
>> Stephen: I HAVE BEEN OUT
DRINKING WITH DANA CARVEY MANY
TIMES.
HE ORDERS ONE AMSTELL LIGHT AND
GOES TO BED.
ARE YOU NOT DRINKING WITH DANA
CARVEY.
YOU CAN HAVE A DRINK BUT YOU DO
NOT GET HAMMERED WITH DANA?
>> OH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: REALLY.
>> WE GOT SUPER DRUNK.
AND DAVID SPADE SHOWED UP WHO I
USED TO SLOW STALK BUT THEN I
GAVE UP.
>> Stephen: AGAIN, MIDDLE-AGED
COMEDIAN.
 (  LAUGHTER  )
NOT WITH A ROCKIN' BOD.
>> I MEAN, TO ME, BEAUTY IS IN
THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU, I
THINK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NOW, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG,
YOUR MOTHER-- IS IT P.B.?
>> P.B.
>> Stephen: SHE COWRITES SOME
OF YOUR SONGS WITH YOU.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WHO WRITES THE
CRAZIER LYRICS?
WHO IS MORE FREE SPIRITED?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
SHE HAS NO FILTER AND SHE'S A
HIPPIE AND SHE'S... HAS NO
FILTER.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> Stephen: SHE WROTE A DONG
THAT DOLE PARTON RECORDED, I
UNDERSTAND.
>> SHE WAS WRITING BEAUTIFUL
COUNTRY SONGS BEFORE I HAPPENED.
AND MY WAY OF REBELG WAS TO
WRITE, "LIKE, WRONG SHEEP--
WHATEVER YOU CALL MY MUSIC.
AND THEN WE STARTED WRITING
SONGS TOGETHER.
"YOUR LOVE IS MY DRURK" THAT WAS
OUR FIRST NUMBER ONE TOGETHER,
AND IT'S ABOUT HOW LOVE IS THE
BEST DRUG.
AND SHE'S TOLD ME SHE'S TRIED
THEM ALL AND THAT'S HER
FAVORITE.
>> Stephen: OKAY, SO, BUT THEN
YOU GOT TO RECORD-- WHAT'S THE
NAME OF THE SONG YOUR MOM WROTE
FOR DOLE.
>> FOR DOLLY, "OLD FLAMES CAN'T
HOLD A CANDLE TO YOU."
>> Stephen: AND YOU GOT TO DO
THAT WITH DOLE.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS THAT
LIKE?
SHE'S A GIANT--
>> WHAT ARE YOU SPEAKING OF.
>> Stephen: THAT DOLE IS A
LEGEND.
>> THAT DOLLY IS A LEGEND, OKAY,
AND SHE HAS A THEME PARK.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> THAT'S AMAZING.
>> Stephen:  DOLLYWOOD, PIGEON
FORD.
>> YEAH.
AND THERE'S A STORE CALLED OLD
FLAMES CAN'T HOLD A CAND TOLL
YOU WHERE YOU CAN MAKE A CANDLE
OUT OF YOUR HAND.
>> Stephen: OUT OF YOUR HAND?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: CAN'T DO THAT AT
DISNEY.
>> DOLLYWOOD.
>> Stephen: THEY'RE NOT
INSURED FOR IT.
>> SO DOLE, LIKE, FOR ME, I LOOK
UP TO DOLLY.
AND I'M LIKE, "WHAT WOULD DOLLY
DO?"
>> Stephen: W.W.D.D.?
>> YEAH.
I THOUGHT ABOUT GETTING IT AS A
TATOO, BUT I DON'T KNOW.
SO, YEAH, I ALWAYS THINK WHAT
WOULD DOLLY PARTON DO, WHAT
WOULD DAVID BOWIE DO.
>> Stephen: I SEE THE
INFLUENCE OF DAVID BOWIE.
>> IT'S HIS BIRTHDAY WEEK.
>> Stephen: YOU DO THE
BIRTHDAY WEEK THING?
>> NOT FOR ME, BUT FOR DAVID
BOWIE, HELL, YEAH GLI HEARD
ABOUT THE BIRTHDAY WEEK AND I
DON'T UNDERSTAND BIRTHDAY WEEK.
>> EVERY DAY IS MY BIRTHDAY.
>> Stephen: GOD, THAT IS
EITHER FANTASTIC OR EXHAUSTING.
I'M NOT SURE WHICH OF THOSE IT
IS.
I KNOW YOU HAVE YOUR OWN MAKEUP
LINE.
IS THIS YOUR OWN MAKEUP ON YOUR
FACE?
>> YES, I HAVE A LOT OF MY
MAKEUP ON MY FACE.
AND THEN I RUBBED SOME OTHER
STUFF IN THERE.
 ( LAUGHTER )
YEAH.
>> Stephen: ALL OF IT MAKEUP,
I HOPE.
>> YOU NEVER KNOW.
>> Stephen: IS THIS IT?
>> OH, YEAH.
I BROUGHT YOU SOME.
I BROUGHT YOU SOME OF MY MAKEUP.
>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO,
THERE YOU GO.
>> SO I WAS WONDERING...
>> Stephen: YES.
>> IF YOU WOULD, LIKE, LIKE, IN
CELEBRATION OF DAVID BOWIE.
>> Stephen: YES.
>> IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO
GIVE YOU A SUPER-FAST MAKEOVER.
KEEP IN MIND THIS TOOK THREE
HOURS.
I'LL DO YOURS IN TWO MINUTES.
IT WON'T LOOK QUITE THE SAME.
BUT I WOULD LOVE TO PAINT ON
YOUR FACE.
>> Stephen: SURE.
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WHILE YOU'RE DOING THAT--
>> OKAY, WAIT.
HERE'S THE MAKEUP.
>> Stephen: I'LL MOVE YOUR
GLASS.
>> THAT'S FINE.
THEY'RE JUST FOR LOOKS.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
AND I JUST WANT TO-- SPEAKING OF
CANDLES, YOUR FORTHCOMING ALBUM
"HIGH ROAD" COMES OUT JANUARY
31.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND THEN A TOUR.
>> I'M GOING ON A TOUR WITH BIG
FREEDIA.
AND WE HAVE WATCHING TATTOOS.
>> Stephen: WHILE YOU'RE
WORKING ON MY FACE, YOU CAN TELL
THE PEOPLE WHAT SONG YOU'RE
GOING TO DO TONIGHT?
>> I'M GOING TO DO "RAISING
HELL" WITH BIG FREEDIA, AND IT'S
GOING TO BE AWESOME!
>> Stephen: TAKE-- TAKE YOUR
TIME.
TAKE YOUR TIME.
 ( APPLAUSE )
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, WHILE YOU'RE
WORKING ON ME, WE'LL TAKE A
COMMERCIAL BREAK.
AND STICK AROUND.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A
PERFORMANCE BY KESHA.
