I don’t really look at myself as the kind of person who craves attention, but I’ve never been to therapy so there’s probably a lot of stuff about myself that I don’t know.
AL YANKOVICI don’t really look at myself as the kind of person who craves attention, but I’ve never been to therapy so there’s probably a lot of stuff about myself that I don’t know.
AL YANKOVICWhen I go to my live shows it’s often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience.
AL YANKOVICThere are a lot of songs that would ostensibly be a good candidate for parody, yet I can’t think of a clever enough idea.
AL YANKOVICI guess I lost a little bit of self-esteem that time that you made it with the whole hockey team.
AL YANKOVICIf something is good enough, it can be out there and people will see it.
AL YANKOVICI 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.
AL YANKOVICYou can try on our suede underwear if you choose. Do what you want, but don’t step on my blue suede shoes.
AL YANKOVICI dated Siamese twins, I slept with Big Foot, too. Get me on Sally Jesse, put me on Donahue.
AL YANKOVICI’m still a geek on the inside, that’s the important thing.
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.'”
AL YANKOVICMy brothers and sisters hated me because I was an only child.
AL YANKOVICA lot of artists have really been supportive over the years.
AL YANKOVICTake down those naked pictures of Ernest Borgnine.
AL YANKOVICI’m a music fan, and I can listen to the radio, or music, without thinking, “How am I going to screw this up?” [Laughs] If I’m really actively trying to think of a parody, then I’ll have my antenna out, and be a little more proactive about it.
AL YANKOVICIt was difficult to get into my friends’ rock bands when I was a teenager.
AL YANKOVICBy the time I’m in the studio recording my parody, 10,000 parodies of that song are on YouTube.
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