I’m watching the charts every week and hoping something will pop into my head.
AL YANKOVICProbably 90 percent of my albums have polka medleys.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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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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At this point I’ve got a bit of a track record. So people realize that when ‘Weird Al’ wants to go parody, it’s not meant to make them look bad… it’s meant to be a tribute.
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They somehow didn’t see the need for an accordion player. That’s when I realized that I had to find my own path in life.
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You fake something until you’re good at it.
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People say releasing an album is like giving birth, but it’s more like having a gallbladder operation.
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In the ’80s, I was the only game in town, I was the only one getting that kind of exposure in any rotation on MTV.
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I try to pick songs that I actually like because I realize that I have to live with these songs for a long time, from when I’m working on them in the studio to possibly playing them onstage for the rest of my life.
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Maybe I’ll make a huge color tapestry from my belly button lint.
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My brothers and sisters hated me because I was an only child.
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He died a long painful death. However, you’ll be happy to hear that just a few years later he was reincarnated as Shirley MacLaine.
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Like, I have had moments, which I think most people have, where you’ll be watching TV, and it’ll be interrupted by some tragic event, and you’ll actually find yourself thinking,
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You can try on our suede underwear if you choose. Do what you want, but don’t step on my blue suede shoes.
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When I go to my live shows it’s often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience.
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You still have Top 40 radio now, but it’s 40 different stations. There aren’t many hits that everybody knows, and there aren’t many real superstars.
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There’s enough people that do unfunny music. I’ll leave the serious stuff to Paris Hilton and Kevin Federline.
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