Now with internet culture it seems like everyone is doing music parodies. And they’re not all good!
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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People say releasing an album is like giving birth, but it’s more like having a gallbladder operation.
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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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Didn’t have Nintendo, we just poured salt on snails.
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If something is good enough, it can be out there and people will see it.
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In fact, when I come up with an idea for a parody I try to resist the urge to Google the idea to see if someone has done it already because the answer is almost always, “Yes, of course they have, they’ve thought of it!”
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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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Whenever I do a parody it’s not meant to make you hate anybody’s music really.
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And then I’ll try and arrange them in a way that they would tell a semi-cohesive story.
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You don’t need to be defined by your job.
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I like the guitar-driven music of Nirvana at its peak. At that point, I thought there was a lot of really exciting music coming out.
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When I go to my live shows it’s often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience.
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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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I have a long-standing history of respecting artists’ wishes.
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I’m an ugly girl, My face makes you hurl, Sad I have it, I should bag it. Acne everywhere, Unwanted facial hair. I’m a relation to Frankenstein’s creation.
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What kind of morons do you have working at newspapers in Austin that would base an entire review of an artist’s performance on whether or not they had a good seat?
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