Interview with Pants on the Ground Man General Larry Platt
Rodney Ho of Access Atlanta interviewed General Larry Platt, the man behind Pants on the Ground:
“Pants on the Ground” songmeister Larry Platt was “Idol’s” gimmick du jour last night. The producers gave Platt a platform to perform his song even though he was more than three decades too old to qualify for the show. But they knew he was comedy gold.
On a more serious note, he was part of the civil rights movement, too. I got him on the phone at about noon today. He was rather difficult to understand at times but I cobbled together the best that I could his reactions to his song and how “Idol” portrayed him.
“It played real real good,” he said. “I liked it. I loved it.”