I can’t get too offended when somebody parodies me.
AL YANKOVICI 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.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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I try not to go the obvious route all the time, but sometimes the most obvious is actually the best.
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So I try not to pick songs that I know would drive me crazy.
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Beans, beans, the magic legumes – the more you ingest, the more you consume.
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Take down those naked pictures of Ernest Borgnine.
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On the other hand, I can get all the Metallica songs I want for FREE! WOW!
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You fake something until you’re good at it.
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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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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.
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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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Whenever I do a parody it’s not meant to make you hate anybody’s music really.
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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.
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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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I’m very analytical, I’m very precise.
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After that, I made the decision to headline no matter what, even if I was playing to seven people. I wanted people to be there to see me.
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I was able to come up with a couple articles for the magazine, I was able to solicit help from a bunch of my friends to contribute pieces: Patton Oswalt, Seth Green, Emo Phillips, Chris Hardwick, John Hodgman, and more.
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