Whenever I do a parody it’s not meant to make you hate anybody’s music really.
AL YANKOVICWhen I was a kid, I thought I was going to be an architect, because when I was 12 years old I had a guidance counselor that convinced me that that was the best career choice for me.
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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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What kind of morons do you have working at newspapers in Austin that would base an entire review of an artist’s performance on whether or not they had a good seat?
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How can you get bored if the audience is cheering and laughing at something you’re doing?
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When I go to my live shows it’s often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience.
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Until you came along I never dated anyone this low on the food chain.
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I start with a comprehensive list of all the recent songs that have been big hits – and then I go down that list and see if I can come up with funny ideas for them. I can always come up with ideas, but not necessarily good ones!
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Beans, beans, the magic legumes – the more you ingest, the more you consume.
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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 an ugly girl, My face makes you hurl, Sad I have it, I should bag it. Acne everywhere, Unwanted facial hair. I’m a relation to Frankenstein’s creation.
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People that were a little nerdy in high school would look up to me and know it gets better.
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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 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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So that’s why one of my rules of parody writing is that it’s gotta be funny regardless of whether you know the source material. It has to work on its own merit.
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In fact, when I come up with an idea for a parody I try to resist the urge to Google the idea to see if someone has done it already because the answer is almost always, “Yes, of course they have, they’ve thought of it!”
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I was abducted by some aliens from space who kind a looked like Jamie Farr.
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I do a lot of different things, sometimes at the same time, and it’s very difficult to figure out where I fit.
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I’m always a little leery about doing shows where I’m not the headliner because when I first started playing in 1982 I opened for Missing Persons and got pelted for 45 minutes.
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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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I’m known for being an up, high-energy, and optimistic kind of guy.
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It doesn’t take a military genius to see we’ll all be crispy critters after World War III.
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You make me wanna staple bagels to my face, then remove them with a pitchfork.
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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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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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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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People say releasing an album is like giving birth, but it’s more like having a gallbladder operation.
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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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