I did have a child, and I was reading a lot of picture books to her, but at the same time writing a children’s book was something that I’d been wanting to do for many years, pretty much since the start of my career.
AL YANKOVICI do original songs in the style of other artists, where I try to learn all their musical idiosyncrasies and try to do something that sounds like them and yet is a bit more sick and twisted.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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He died a long painful death. However, you’ll be happy to hear that just a few years later he was reincarnated as Shirley MacLaine.
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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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Pop culture’s gotten much more disposable.
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If I could find the right kind of property, get tied in with the right movie, I’d love to be involved, but I just find it hard to be motivated to do another screenplay right now.
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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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A lot of my cartoon voices are basically just variations on my natural voice.
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So that was a joke that I continue up to this very day.
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I can bend paper clips into the shapes of small animals.
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My process for the parodies is that I get an idea for a song and then get approval from the artist and then go in and record it and probably try to get it out as soon as possible.
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I was abducted by some aliens from space who kind a looked like Jamie Farr.
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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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Nows the time to go for all the gusto you can grab. You’ll have plenty of time to be low-key when you’re laid out on the slab.
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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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It doesn’t take a military genius to see we’ll all be crispy critters after World War III.
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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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