Because you’re supposed to lose yourself in the character, but sometimes people look at a character and go “Oh, it’s ‘Weird Al.'”
AL YANKOVICWhen I go to my live shows it’s often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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Didn’t have Nintendo, we just poured salt on snails.
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When I swore that you’re getting more and more beautiful everyday. Well, I was only kidding, honey.
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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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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 don’t think there are any new media I’d like to cover.
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Maybe I’ll make a huge color tapestry from my belly button lint.
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I’m a music fan, and I can listen to the radio, or music, without thinking, “How am I going to screw this up?” [Laughs] If I’m really actively trying to think of a parody, then I’ll have my antenna out, and be a little more proactive about it.
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There’s a lot of different ways that a song would be a challenge to parody.
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You slammed my face down on the barbecue grill, now my scars are all healing, but my heart never will.
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It’s very much a “Weird Al” themed issue, so I’d like to think that there’s a lot of “Weird Al” flavor throughout but I think it’d be generous really to call me an editor.
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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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Not only are they just great, nice guys; they’re some of the best musicians you’re likely to find.
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In the ’80s, I was the only game in town, I was the only one getting that kind of exposure in any rotation on MTV.
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I’ll bet every great thinker and leader we’ve got Could see all kinds of things other people could not!
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I tend to enunciate pretty well. It’s always seemed that my voice is one of those voices that people can recognize pretty easily – which has been a bit of a drawback for some characters.
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