If you want to avoid heated arguments, never discuss religion, politics, or whether the toilet paper roll should go over or under.
AL YANKOVICI am not making this up. Needless to say, as soon as I discovered that, I gave up meat entirely.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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I think my chances of ever making it into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame are about as good as Milli Vanilli’s.
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When I started out, I didn’t feel like I was really accepted in the music or comedy communities, and I was somewhere on the edge, but now I feel like I’m accepted in both, which is extremely gratifying.
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Boys like Peter are afraid of alot of things, like nuclear annihilation and flunking algebra, but they’re not afraid of wolves.
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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 do a lot of different things, sometimes at the same time, and it’s very difficult to figure out where I fit.
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As it turns out, there is a thing called the Internet, and stuff does go out there whether the suits like it or not.
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I knew we were having problems when you put those piranhas in my bathtub again.
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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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The window doesn’t open, the fan is broke, and my face is turning blue. I haven’t been in a crowd like this since I went to see the Who.
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My personal taste doesn’t enter into it a lot when I make my decisions as to what to parody.
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Some people want to advertise their weirdness, and spread it out, that’s not me.
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I mean, I hate to gloat, but I’m extremely satisfied with my position in life and the way things have worked out for me.
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People never ask people doing serious music, ‘Do you ever think about doing funny music?’
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As much as people are griping about the Internet taking sales away from artists, it’s been a huge promotional tool for me.
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At this point I’ve got a bit of a track record. So people realize that when ‘Weird Al’ wants to go parody, it’s not meant to make them look bad… it’s meant to be a tribute.
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