When 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.
AL YANKOVICI suppose I had my rock star fantasies while I was singing into my hairbrush in the bathroom mirror, but I never really consciously said, ‘OK, this is what I’m going to do for a living and I’m going to be Weird Al.’
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I don’t watch anything on a regular basis – I tend to binge-watch things.
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Take down those naked pictures of Ernest Borgnine.
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I dated Siamese twins, I slept with Big Foot, too. Get me on Sally Jesse, put me on Donahue.
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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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Not only are they just great, nice guys; they’re some of the best musicians you’re likely to find.
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They do everything from gangsta rap to polka music and every genre in between. It’s amazing.
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I like the guitar-driven music of Nirvana at its peak. At that point, I thought there was a lot of really exciting music coming out.
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It’s very much a “Weird Al” themed issue, so I’d like to think that there’s a lot of “Weird Al” flavor throughout but I think it’d be generous really to call me an editor.
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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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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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That’s a big part of my life – doing things that I’m not prepared to do.
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Maybe I’ll make a huge color tapestry from my belly button lint.
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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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A lot of rap songs don’t usually have a lot of melody per se.
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Beans, beans, the magic legumes – the more you ingest, the more you consume.
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I know I’m a million times as humble as thou art!
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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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I can’t say enough good things about my band. I feel very fortunate that I found them when I did, very early in my career.
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As much as people are griping about the Internet taking sales away from artists, it’s been a huge promotional tool for me.
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I don’t want to pooh-pooh modern pop. I appreciate that as well, but my personal favorite kind of music is guitar-based rock. I like grunge and garage bands and alternative music, but that’s more my personal taste.
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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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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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And then I’ll try and arrange them in a way that they would tell a semi-cohesive story.
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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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My velvet Elvis means the world to me. Although he may not be worth much dough, he means more to me than some old Rembrandt or Van Gogh.
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When I started out, I didn’t feel like I was really accepted in the music or comedy communities, and I was somewhere on the edge, but now I feel like I’m accepted in both, which is extremely gratifying.
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