If you want to avoid heated arguments, never discuss religion, politics, or whether the toilet paper roll should go over or under.
AL YANKOVICIn 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.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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It doesn’t take a military genius to see we’ll all be crispy critters after World War III.
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You got me stranded on the bungee tower of love.
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When I swore that you’re getting more and more beautiful everyday. Well, I was only kidding, honey.
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I do original songs in the style of other artists, where I try to learn all their musical idiosyncrasies and try to do something that sounds like them and yet is a bit more sick and twisted.
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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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I do a lot of different things, sometimes at the same time, and it’s very difficult to figure out where I fit.
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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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Maybe I’ll make a huge color tapestry from my belly button lint.
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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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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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As it turns out, there is a thing called the Internet, and stuff does go out there whether the suits like it or not.
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I enjoy all kinds of music. But it is kind of strange when I do parodies, instead of setting up drums and guitar amps.
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I cut my teeth playing rock songs on the accordion when I was a teenager and my friends always thought that was extremely amusing.
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I was abducted by some aliens from space who kind a looked like Jamie Farr.
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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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