If you want to avoid heated arguments, never discuss religion, politics, or whether the toilet paper roll should go over or under.
AL YANKOVICAs a kid, I certainly never thought I would get to spend my life doing something fun.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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I can’t get too offended when somebody parodies me.
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My personal taste doesn’t enter into it a lot when I make my decisions as to what to parody.
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I was abducted by some aliens from space who kind a looked like Jamie Farr.
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No Joni Mitchell 8 track tapes in my car.
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Because you’re supposed to lose yourself in the character, but sometimes people look at a character and go “Oh, it’s ‘Weird Al.'”
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There’s a lot of different ways that a song would be a challenge to parody.
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I like the guitar-driven music of Nirvana at its peak. At that point, I thought there was a lot of really exciting music coming out.
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People that were a little nerdy in high school would look up to me and know it gets better.
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I’m very analytical, I’m very precise.
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There are a lot of songs that would ostensibly be a good candidate for parody, yet I can’t think of a clever enough idea.
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My own personal tastes don’t really have an effect on whether song is a parody target or not. But having said that,
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I’m known for being an up, high-energy, and optimistic kind of guy.
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I was a huge fan of ‘Mad’ magazine when I was 11, 12, 13 years old. I’d scour used bookstores trying to find back issues, and I’d wait at the newsstand for a new issue to come out. My life revolved around it.
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I love the way they run in fright when I turn on the kitchen light. And when I squish them on the ground, they make a pleasant crunchy sound.
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As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy.
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