You can try on our suede underwear if you choose. Do what you want, but don’t step on my blue suede shoes.
AL YANKOVICIn the ’80s, I was putting out an album virtually every year, I think mostly based on fear – that if I didn’t, people would soon forget about 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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In a genre where most of the artists are one-hit wonders, I’ve been able to hang around longer than most “serious” acts. I pride myself in being a very talented leech.
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The irony is of course that my career has lasted a whole lot longer than some of the people I’ve parodied over the years.
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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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People say releasing an album is like giving birth, but it’s more like having a gallbladder operation.
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The music has always been my bread and butter, and I’ve focused more of my attention on that.
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A lot of artists have really been supportive over the years.
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There are probably a few library fines I haven’t paid yet, but I’m a pretty clean-cut guy overall.
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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 have a long-standing history of respecting artists’ wishes.
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So 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.
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I’ll be mellow when I’m dead.
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Didn’t have Nintendo, we just poured salt on snails.
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Many years ago I found out something about hamburgers that really grossed me out. You may not know this, so I hope I don’t make you sick, but it turns out hamburgers are actually made out of dead cows.
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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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