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.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> 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!

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: PLEASE ACCEPT MY

APOLOGY.

I HAD NO IDEA.

( APPLAUSE ) >> 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.

( APPLAUSE ) 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.