I guess I lost a little bit of self-esteem that time that you made it with the whole hockey team.
AL YANKOVICBecause you’re supposed to lose yourself in the character, but sometimes people look at a character and go “Oh, it’s ‘Weird Al.'”
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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On the other hand, I can get all the Metallica songs I want for FREE! WOW!
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I always try to put myself out of my comfort zone and out of my depth, and hopefully somewhere along the line I’ll catch up.
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I was able to come up with a couple articles for the magazine, I was able to solicit help from a bunch of my friends to contribute pieces: Patton Oswalt, Seth Green, Emo Phillips, Chris Hardwick, John Hodgman, and more.
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There are probably a few library fines I haven’t paid yet, but I’m a pretty clean-cut guy overall.
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If something is good enough, it can be out there and people will see it.
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A lot of artists have really been supportive over the years.
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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 think my chances of ever making it into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame are about as good as Milli Vanilli’s.
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I don’t like to label myself. I know I’m very hard to pigeonhole.
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Left all my Beatle records out in the sun, got a coke bottle stuck on the end of my tongue.
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By the time I’m in the studio recording my parody, 10,000 parodies of that song are on YouTube.
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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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In the ’80s, I was putting out an album virtually every year, I think mostly based on fear – that if I didn’t, people would soon forget about me.
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As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy.
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If money can’t buy happiness, then I guess I’ll have to rent it.
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