I’ve always known that if I recorded an album, it would come out, and people would enjoy it!
AL YANKOVICMy 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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I’ll be mellow when I’m dead.
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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 don’t think there are any new media I’d like to cover.
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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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Sometimes I get, “Have you ever thought about doing real music?” I like to think the music I do is real, it just happens to be funny.
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I suppose I had my rock star fantasies while I was singing into my hairbrush in the bathroom mirror, but I never really consciously said, ‘OK, this is what I’m going to do for a living and I’m going to be Weird Al.’
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I like to think that I’ve gotten better at what I do. I spend more time and pay more attention to detail album after album. But pretty much it’s stayed the same.
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Maybe I’ll make a huge color tapestry from my belly button lint.
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I did have a child, and I was reading a lot of picture books to her, but at the same time writing a children’s book was something that I’d been wanting to do for many years, pretty much since the start of my career.
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That’s a big part of my life – doing things that I’m not prepared to do.
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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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I enjoy all kinds of music. But it is kind of strange when I do parodies, instead of setting up drums and guitar amps.
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So then why get upset if somebody like me Tries to look at the world just a bit differently?
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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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I’m very analytical, I’m very precise. I mean, I don’t write for kids.
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