How can you get bored if the audience is cheering and laughing at something you’re doing?
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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So that was a joke that I continue up to this very day.
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I’m just a no-good, scum sucking, nose picking, boot licking, sniveling, groveling, worthless hunk of slime.
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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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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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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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I’m a music fan, and I can listen to the radio, or music, without thinking, “How am I going to screw this up?” [Laughs] If I’m really actively trying to think of a parody, then I’ll have my antenna out, and be a little more proactive about it.
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I don’t watch anything on a regular basis – I tend to binge-watch things.
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I’m stranded all alone in the gas station of love, and I have to use the self service pump.
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I mean, I hate to gloat, but I’m extremely satisfied with my position in life and the way things have worked out for me.
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My wife went off with Elvis.
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In the ’80s, I was the only game in town, I was the only one getting that kind of exposure in any rotation on MTV.
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I don’t want to hear about this train being derailed! What happened to ‘The Flintstones’?’
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I try to pick songs that I actually like because I realize that I have to live with these songs for a long time, from when I’m working on them in the studio to possibly playing them onstage for the rest of my life.
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I don’t really look at myself as the kind of person who craves attention, but I’ve never been to therapy so there’s probably a lot of stuff about myself that I don’t know.
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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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