I have a long-standing history of respecting artists’ wishes.
AL YANKOVICWhen I swore that you’re getting more and more beautiful everyday. Well, I was only kidding, honey.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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Didn’t have Nintendo, we just poured salt on snails.
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On the other hand, I can get all the Metallica songs I want for FREE! WOW!
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You slammed my face down on the barbecue grill, now my scars are all healing, but my heart never will.
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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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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.
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I think that nerds, if you want to call them that, have only gotten more hip and assimilated into the culture.
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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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A lot of rap songs don’t usually have a lot of melody per se.
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One of my pet peeves is that sometimes the talents of my band get overlooked because, and it was the same problem that Frank Zappa had, with a lot of groups that use humor, people don’t realize there’s a lot of craft behind the comedy.
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Doing things that I don’t know how to do, and keep doing them until I get good at them.
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My brothers and sisters hated me because I was an only child.
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I mean, I hate to gloat, but I’m extremely satisfied with my position in life and the way things have worked out for me.
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Not only are they just great, nice guys; they’re some of the best musicians you’re likely to find.
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I’m very analytical, I’m very precise.
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I’m stranded all alone in the gas station of love, and I have to use the self service pump.
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