It becomes more important to me as time goes on to make every album the best thing I’ve ever done, so it’s a lot of self-imposed pressure that also kind of slows me down a bit.
AL YANKOVICSome songs are too repetitive for me to be able to fashion a humorous set of lyrics around. Some songs flat-out just don’t work creatively for me.
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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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Probably 90 percent of my albums have polka medleys.
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Some songs are too repetitive for me to be able to fashion a humorous set of lyrics around. Some songs flat-out just don’t work creatively for me.
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I know I’m a million times as humble as thou art!
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I’ve always enjoyed animation and voiceover work. That’s something that I’ve been proactive about.
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Then I try to come up with ideas for parodies. And 99% of those ideas are horrible.
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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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My wife went off with Elvis.
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You make me wanna staple bagels to my face, then remove them with a pitchfork.
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People never ask people doing serious music, ‘Do you ever think about doing funny music?’
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I’m just a no-good, scum sucking, nose picking, boot licking, sniveling, groveling, worthless hunk of slime.
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Sometimes I get, “Have you ever thought about doing real music?” I like to think the music I do is real, it just happens to be funny.
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The window doesn’t open, the fan is broke, and my face is turning blue. I haven’t been in a crowd like this since I went to see the Who.
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On the other hand, I can get all the Metallica songs I want for FREE! WOW!
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I’ll bet every great thinker and leader we’ve got Could see all kinds of things other people could not!
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