Probably 90 percent of my albums have polka medleys.
AL YANKOVICIf you want to avoid heated arguments, never discuss religion, politics, or whether the toilet paper roll should go over or under.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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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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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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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.
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People never ask people doing serious music, ‘Do you ever think about doing funny music?’
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On the other hand, I can get all the Metallica songs I want for FREE! WOW!
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My brothers and sisters hated me because I was an only child.
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I like to think that I’ve gotten better at what I do. I spend more time and pay more attention to detail album after album. But pretty much it’s stayed the same.
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So I’m one of the few celebrities that got to do a repeat performance on ‘The Simpsons,’ which I’m very flattered by.
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My own personal tastes don’t really have an effect on whether song is a parody target or not. But having said that,
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I 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.
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I make charts of songs that are good candidates, good targets, so to speak.
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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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Whenever I do a parody it’s not meant to make you hate anybody’s music really.
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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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I have a long-standing history of respecting artists’ wishes.
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