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I try not to go the obvious route all the time, but sometimes the most obvious is actually the best.

Al Yankovic

No Joni Mitchell 8 track tapes in my car.
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Car No Tape Track
And then I’ll try and arrange them in a way that they would tell a semi-cohesive story.
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Arrange Cohesive Semi Story Try Way
They somehow didn’t see the need for an accordion player. That’s when I realized that I had to find my own path in life.
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According Life Need Own Path Player Realize Somehow
I don’t want to pooh-pooh modern pop. I appreciate that as well, but my personal favorite kind of music is guitar-based rock. I like grunge and garage bands and alternative music, but that’s more my personal taste.
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Appreciate Favorite Guitar Kind Modern Music Personal Pooh Pop
People that were a little nerdy in high school would look up to me and know it gets better.
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Get Better People School
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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Ablum Album Attention Better Detail Gotten More Pay Spend Think Time
Kind of wish I was dead. Maybe, I’ll blow my brains out, mama, or maybe I’ll go bowling.
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Blow Brain Kind Mama Maybe Suicide Wish
If something is good enough, it can be out there and people will see it.
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Enough Good People See Something
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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Country First Great Influence Mad Made Nice Probably Secret Year
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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Around Artist Genre Hang Longer Most Serious Talent Wonder
Ever since the day you left me, I’ve been so miserable, my dear. I feel almost as bad as I did when you were still here.
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Almost Dear Ever Feel Left Me Miserable Since You
One of the hardest things I’ve had to deal with in my career is keeping my material topical even though I only release albums every three or four years.
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Album Career Deel Keep Material Three Topical Year
I’m watching the charts every week and hoping something will pop into my head.
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Chart Head Hope Pop Something Watch Week Will
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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Funny Gotta Know Material Merit Parody Regard Rule Source Write
I’ve always enjoyed animation and voiceover work. That’s something that I’ve been proactive about.
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Alway Animation Been Enjoy Proactive Something Voiceover Work
I don’t watch a lot of other people’s parodies because I don’t want to be unduly influenced.
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Influence People Unduly Watch

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