Not any specific one, but I was a huge fan of Frank Jacobs, I guess he wrote the plurality of the song parodies for MAD, Sam Hart, a few others, but that was also where I was first exposed to the art form of song parodies.
AL YANKOVICIt becomes more important to me as time goes on to make every album the best thing I’ve ever done, so it’s a lot of self-imposed pressure that also kind of slows me down a bit.
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You can play some schlock like New Kids On the Block.
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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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I start with a comprehensive list of all the recent songs that have been big hits – and then I go down that list and see if I can come up with funny ideas for them. I can always come up with ideas, but not necessarily good ones!
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I have a long-standing history of respecting artists’ wishes.
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No Joni Mitchell 8 track tapes in my car.
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There’s a lot of different ways that a song would be a challenge to parody.
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I am not making this up. Needless to say, as soon as I discovered that, I gave up meat entirely.
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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 try not to go the obvious route all the time, but sometimes the most obvious is actually the best.
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Some songs are too repetitive for me to be able to fashion a humorous set of lyrics around. Some songs flat-out just don’t work creatively for me.
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I know I’m a million times as humble as thou art!
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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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A lot of rap songs don’t usually have a lot of melody per se.
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I’ll be mellow when I’m dead.
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When I was a kid, I thought I was going to be an architect, because when I was 12 years old I had a guidance counselor that convinced me that that was the best career choice for me.
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