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Adam Sandler dances like he's on the toilet, and he sings like his mouth is one ...
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Shhh ... Don't Tell has a dirty little secret: It's Sandler's filthiest album yet ...
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Sandler's buddies David Spade, Rob Schneider and Molly Shannon stop by ...
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Anytime one of Sandler's comedian friends stopped by the office, whether it was David Spade, Rob Schneider, Molly Shannon or newcomer Nick Swardson ("I told him I'd be more than happy to make him the Snoop Dogg of the record"), he coerced them into going into the studio to voice a character or two. He even convinced "Saturday Night Live" actress Maya Rudolph to co-star in what he calls one of the dirtiest skits he's ever been a part of: "The Boss and the Secretary."
"It felt a little psychotic because my character's a little nasty and Maya's a real nice girl," he says, thinking back. "Why would I want to be talking that way in front of her? But through concentration and vodka, we got through it."
Nowadays the studio has become a welcome release for Sandler during movie shoots. "It's better than the movies because you don't have to put makeup on, worry about the lighting," he says. "Just hang out, get loose, be funny ... hopefully be funny."
Making albums also allows Sandler to get back in touch with the kind of sketch comedy he launched his career with. "I'm not on 'Saturday Night Live' anymore, so if I think of an idea that I think could be funny for a couple of minutes, I don't have any place to do it except the album."
The title Shhh ... Don't Tell is a reference to the punch line of the dance track, "Secret," which was inspired by the techno music he heard on the radio constantly while visiting his parents in Florida.
The real secret, however, is that Sandler is actually able to set aside the penis jokes (OK, not entirely) and make a truly heartwarming tune. The album's closer, "Stan," is a tribute to his late father, who passed away earlier this year. "When Jackie and I have children of our own," he sings to the piano accompaniment. "We'll try to raise 'em just the way you did."
"That was a real tough thing to go through," Sandler says. "He was definitely the leader of my family, and I worshiped ... I still do worship him. I was doing 'Letterman' and I had a movie coming out, '50 First Dates,' and I felt weird going out and telling jokes after my father had just passed away. So I wrote a song with my friends about my dad and sang it on 'Letterman.' We had to cut a few verses out to keep it shorter, so I figured we'd do the whole thing and keep it on the album.
"I love the song and I love that it's on the album," he continues. "I know that my mother's not a big fan of my albums. She is disgusted by what I say. In fact, when I was driving here, she said, 'You're doing press for this? You told me you were just going to release it and no one would know.' And I said, 'Well, it's MTV, don't worry about it.' So the fact that a song about my dad is on the record, it's great for me, but Mother's a little disturbed by it."
Judy, his mother, has heard the song, but that's about it from Shhh ... Don't Tell.
"That was the best thing [about] when my dad was here," Sandler recalls. "My other albums, my dad would go, 'Judy, sit down, you can [safely] hear track seven.' And then he'd go, 'All right, now here's track 16. All right that's it, that's all you can hear.' "
Back in the studio, Sandler is playing the role of his father, shielding the contest winners from some of the album's filthiest material. Afterward, he leads the pack back through Happy Madison to the back porch, where tables are set up on the basketball court. One of the publicists follows with a surprise for the fans — acoustic guitars signed by Sandler.
One girl pulls out the instrument like a child on Christmas morning and plucks it with little know-how. Sandler, without missing a beat in his conversation with her, grabs the guitar, tunes it and strums a couple of chords.
"You're good," she says.
"Nah," he responds.
Just in his element.
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Photo: MTV News
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