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 YANKOVICThere’s enough people that do unfunny music. I’ll leave the serious stuff to Paris Hilton and Kevin Federline.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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I cut my teeth playing rock songs on the accordion when I was a teenager and my friends always thought that was extremely amusing.
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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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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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Some people want to advertise their weirdness, and spread it out, that’s not me.
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My hobbies just sort of gradually became my vocation.
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You don’t need to be defined by your job.
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I don’t like to label myself. I know I’m very hard to pigeonhole.
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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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I dated Siamese twins, I slept with Big Foot, too. Get me on Sally Jesse, put me on Donahue.
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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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As a wise man once said, “April Fools Day is for amateurs. You NEVER need an excuse to mess with people’s heads.”
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Velvet Elvis never puts on weight.
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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 can’t get too offended when somebody parodies me.
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One of the hardest things I’ve had to deal with in my career is keeping my material topical even though I only release albums every three or four years.
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