14 DAY TRIAL // Earlier this month, after the auditions for American Idol in Atlanta aired on television, an unlikely new star was born. He is 63 years old, goes by the name of “General” Larry Platt and has a song he claims he wrote called “Pants on the Ground.” He has become an Internet phenomenon and has been invited to do his thing on The View and now, as a crowning of all his efforts, he will also be performing the song at this year’s Grammy Awards, TMZ says.
There is a catch, though, as some of you might have expected. Platt will not actually be performing during the Grammy ceremony but rather on the red carpet. Whether he will manage to get inside the venue to see the ceremony at least (which will take place this Sunday) is another issue and is yet to be determined. However, for what it’s worth, the rapper will be doing his thing on the red carpet, which means he’ll get plenty of media exposure since the place will be swarming with cameras, as it happens every year.
“‘General’ Larry Platt’s gripe with saggy bottoms has gotten the American Idol star all the way to the Grammys – dude’s gonna be performing on the red carpet. TMZ spoke with Platt’s manager – a charming woman named Pinky – who told us the ‘Pants on the Ground’ king will bust out his intoxicating anthem right before the awards show. Unfortunately, the ‘General’ is gonna have to find somewhere else to see the awards – Pinky tells us there are no plans to actually go inside,” TMZ writes.
The same media outlet was also saying a few days ago that, despite the popularity of Platt and, above all, of the “Pants on the Ground” song, he had not yet made any money off it. Apparently, Mr. Platt never copyrighted the song, but he was thinking of taking all the necessary legal steps to at least earn a share of the profits, striking while the iron was still hot. With an invite on The View and the YouTube video of the American Idol audition spanning dozens of parodies and remixes, it’s no wonder Platt too wanted to play the game and be paid for it.
“[He] hasn’t seen a dime since everyone and their mother started singing his tune... and now he’s lawyering up in the hopes of finally raking in some cash. Platt tells TMZ he loves the countless parodies and remixes of his tune – but says since he’s the one who wrote the greatest song ever created about pants being on the ground... he’s the one who should be getting paid,” TMZ was saying a few days back, as we also informed you.