I’m watching the charts every week and hoping something will pop into my head.
AL YANKOVICMy process for the parodies is that I get an idea for a song and then get approval from the artist and then go in and record it and probably try to get it out as soon as possible.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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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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You slammed my face down on the barbecue grill, now my scars are all healing, but my heart never will.
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If I could find the right kind of property, get tied in with the right movie, I’d love to be involved, but I just find it hard to be motivated to do another screenplay right now.
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Well I’ve made no secret of my life long love of MAD Magazine, it’s probably my first and greatest influence in terms of my comic sensibilities. I’ve known John [Ficarra] for many years, and we’ve been friends.
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I have very mixed feelings about it. On one hand, I’m concerned that the rampant downloading of my copyright-protected material over the Internet is severely eating into my album sales and having a decidedly adverse effect on my career.
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I dated Siamese twins, I slept with Big Foot, too. Get me on Sally Jesse, put me on Donahue.
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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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I’m still a geek on the inside, that’s the important thing.
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Then I try to come up with ideas for parodies. And 99% of those ideas are horrible.
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A lot of rap songs don’t usually have a lot of melody per se.
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Some people want to advertise their weirdness, and spread it out, that’s not me.
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It was difficult to get into my friends’ rock bands when I was a teenager.
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I was abducted by some aliens from space who kind a looked like Jamie Farr.
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You can try on our suede underwear if you choose. Do what you want, but don’t step on my blue suede shoes.
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I guess I lost a little bit of self-esteem that time that you made it with the whole hockey team.
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