Al Yankovic on stuff
Al Yankovic173 quotes“There’s enough people that do unfunny music. I’ll leave the serious stuff to Paris Hilton and Kevin Federline.”
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I’m very analytical, I’m very precise. I mean, I don’t write for kids.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic I know now that everything I write, I’m going to put out, and I’ll have to live with it for the rest of my life.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic I’ve done a movie and a TV series, and someday I’d like to do a successful movie and a successful TV series. That would be nice.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic They do everything from gangsta rap to polka music and every genre in between. It’s amazing.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic I don’t want to hear about this train being derailed! What happened to ‘The Flintstones’?’
Al YankovicAl Yankovic 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.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic I always try to put myself out of my comfort zone and out of my depth, and hopefully somewhere along the line I’ll catch up.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic I knew we were having problems when you put those piranhas in my bathtub again.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic 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.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic You don’t need to be defined by your job.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic I can bend paper clips into the shapes of small animals.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic You fake something until you’re good at it.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic 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.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic Somebody will come up to me after a show and have me sign their arm, and the next time I see them my autograph has been permanently inscribed on their arm.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic You slammed my face down on the barbecue grill, now my scars are all healing, but my heart never will.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic Whenever I do a parody it’s not meant to make you hate anybody’s music really.
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Alex DanielAlex Daniel You deserve words that remind you of your value.
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Megan LaoMegan Lao I’m like sugar in the coffee. Stir me and I’ll dissolve into you.
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Bill MurrayBill Murray I don’t have wild dogs chasing people with scripts away from my door. I get my share. I’ve done okay. But I usually do independent stuff because that’s mostly what I’m offered.
Billy ConnollyBilly Connolly You should never rely on interviews with musicians as being factual.
Black FrancisBlack Francis I wanted to be a forensic scientist when I was younger. For a long time, I was studying because I wanted to do that sort of stuff.
Bex Taylor-KlausBex Taylor-Klaus To me, it all comes down to things being character-driven. It’s hard for me to look beyond that. CG and all this cool stuff – so be it. But to me, it pretty much begins and ends with character-driven plots rather than technologically-driven plots.
Billy WestBilly West I’m a guy who doesn’t dwell on stuff. I let things roll off my shoulders.
Billy HorschelBilly Horschel We’ve gotten better at shooting down routine material or stuff we feel like we’ve done better in the past. Getting different people in the band for periods also keeps it from going stale.
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