I don’t think there are any new media I’d like to cover.
AL YANKOVICAfter that, I made the decision to headline no matter what, even if I was playing to seven people. I wanted people to be there to see me.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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Got a brand new semi-automatic weapon with a laser sight. Oh, I’m praying that somebody tries to break in here tonight.
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I’m always a little leery about doing shows where I’m not the headliner because when I first started playing in 1982 I opened for Missing Persons and got pelted for 45 minutes.
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My hobbies just sort of gradually became my vocation.
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Right now I’m listening to a lot of Top 40 music, because THAT’S MY JOB.
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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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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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I can bend paper clips into the shapes of small animals.
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There’s enough people that do unfunny music. I’ll leave the serious stuff to Paris Hilton and Kevin Federline.
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Nows the time to go for all the gusto you can grab. You’ll have plenty of time to be low-key when you’re laid out on the slab.
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I don’t watch a lot of other people’s parodies because I don’t want to be unduly influenced.
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So that was a joke that I continue up to this very day.
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I’m known for being an up, high-energy, and optimistic kind of guy.
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Like, I have had moments, which I think most people have, where you’ll be watching TV, and it’ll be interrupted by some tragic event, and you’ll actually find yourself thinking,
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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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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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