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Then I try to come up with ideas for parodies. And 99% of those ideas are horrible.

Al Yankovic

About four or five months ago, at a dinner in New York, John made the very nice offer of my being guest editor for an issue of MAD and I thought about it for about half a nanosecond and decided that was a pretty good idea.
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I don’t like to label myself. I know I’m very hard to pigeonhole.
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Hard Know Label Like Myself Pigeon
I’d like to be able to be more topical and timely and more of-the-moment and I think the way to do that is, instead of waiting until I have twelve songs to release all at once, just to release them as I come up with them.
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Able Instead Moment More Release Song Think Timely Topical War
I try to pick songs that I actually like because I realize that I have to live with these songs for a long time, from when I’m working on them in the studio to possibly playing them onstage for the rest of my life.
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Actual Life Long Onstage Pick Possible Realize Rest Song Studio Time Work
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.
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I don’t watch a lot of other people’s parodies because I don’t want to be unduly influenced.
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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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On the other hand, I can get all the Metallica songs I want for FREE! WOW!
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Like, I have had moments, which I think most people have, where you’ll be watching TV, and it’ll be interrupted by some tragic event, and you’ll actually find yourself thinking,
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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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I think that was the genesis of my polka medleys, because every rock song I played on the accordion just sounded like a polka and my friends thought it was funny.
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If you want to avoid heated arguments, never discuss religion, politics, or whether the toilet paper roll should go over or under.
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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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People say releasing an album is like giving birth, but it’s more like having a gallbladder operation.
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I don’t want to hear about this train being derailed! What happened to ‘The Flintstones’?’
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People never ask people doing serious music, ‘Do you ever think about doing funny music?’
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Then I try to come up with ideas for parodies. And 99% of those ideas are horrible.

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