He put Ben Gay inside my jock strap and filled my tooth paste tube up with glue.
AL YANKOVICSo that’s why one of my rules of parody writing is that it’s gotta be funny regardless of whether you know the source material. It has to work on its own merit.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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I’ll be mellow when I’m dead.
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I don’t watch anything on a regular basis – I tend to binge-watch things.
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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 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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That’s something the kids should know about. Reading is a gateway to witchcraft and lesbianism.
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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 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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I’m very analytical, I’m very precise.
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I love the way they run in fright when I turn on the kitchen light. And when I squish them on the ground, they make a pleasant crunchy sound.
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I don’t think there are any new media I’d like to cover.
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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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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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I start with a comprehensive list of all the recent songs that have been big hits – and then I go down that list and see if I can come up with funny ideas for them. I can always come up with ideas, but not necessarily good ones!
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I’ve always enjoyed animation and voiceover work. That’s something that I’ve been proactive about.
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Because you’re supposed to lose yourself in the character, but sometimes people look at a character and go “Oh, it’s ‘Weird Al.'”
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