So then why get upset if somebody like me Tries to look at the world just a bit differently?
AL YANKOVICBecause you’re supposed to lose yourself in the character, but sometimes people look at a character and go “Oh, it’s ‘Weird Al.'”
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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When I started out, I didn’t feel like I was really accepted in the music or comedy communities, and I was somewhere on the edge, but now I feel like I’m accepted in both, which is extremely gratifying.
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My process for the parodies is that I get an idea for a song and then get approval from the artist and then go in and record it and probably try to get it out as soon as possible.
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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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I dated Siamese twins, I slept with Big Foot, too. Get me on Sally Jesse, put me on Donahue.
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If I could find the right kind of property, get tied in with the right movie, I’d love to be involved, but I just find it hard to be motivated to do another screenplay right now.
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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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I’m very analytical, I’m very precise. I mean, I don’t write for kids.
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I can’t say enough good things about my band. I feel very fortunate that I found them when I did, very early in my career.
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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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I always try to put myself out of my comfort zone and out of my depth, and hopefully somewhere along the line I’ll catch up.
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I was abducted by some aliens from space who kind a looked like Jamie Farr.
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You make me wanna staple bagels to my face, then remove them with a pitchfork.
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It was difficult to get into my friends’ rock bands when I was a teenager.
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You got me stranded on the bungee tower of love.
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My velvet Elvis means the world to me. Although he may not be worth much dough, he means more to me than some old Rembrandt or Van Gogh.
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