The irony is of course that my career has lasted a whole lot longer than some of the people I’ve parodied over the years.
AL YANKOVICThey do everything from gangsta rap to polka music and every genre in between. It’s amazing.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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I’m watching the charts every week and hoping something will pop into my head.
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In a genre where most of the artists are one-hit wonders, I’ve been able to hang around longer than most “serious” acts. I pride myself in being a very talented leech.
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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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On the other hand, I can get all the Metallica songs I want for FREE! WOW!
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A lot of rap songs don’t usually have a lot of melody per se.
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So then why get upset if somebody like me Tries to look at the world just a bit differently?
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I decided that I wanted to be a voice on every animated cartoon in the history of the world – even shows that haven’t been on the air for a very long time, that’s going to be harder to pull off.
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It’s hard to force creativity and humor.
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It was difficult to get into my friends’ rock bands when I was a teenager.
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I’ve always known that if I recorded an album, it would come out, and people would enjoy it!
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You don’t need to be defined by your job.
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I don’t want to hear about this train being derailed! What happened to ‘The Flintstones’?’
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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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I have a long-standing history of respecting artists’ wishes.
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As a kid, I certainly never thought I would get to spend my life doing something fun.
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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.
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There aren’t that many superstars around anymore.
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Probably 90 percent of my albums have polka medleys.
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You fake something until you’re good at it.
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Well I’ve made no secret of my life long love of MAD Magazine, it’s probably my first and greatest influence in terms of my comic sensibilities. I’ve known John [Ficarra] for many years, and we’ve been friends.
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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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Somebody will come up to me after a show and have me sign their arm, and the next time I see them my autograph has been permanently inscribed on their arm.
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Many years ago I found out something about hamburgers that really grossed me out. You may not know this, so I hope I don’t make you sick, but it turns out hamburgers are actually made out of dead cows.
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Right now I’m listening to a lot of Top 40 music, because THAT’S MY JOB.
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Every night for dinner we had a big chunk of dirt.
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Kind of wish I was dead. Maybe, I’ll blow my brains out, mama, or maybe I’ll go bowling.
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