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!”
AL YANKOVICIt’s hard to force creativity and humor.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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You don’t need to be defined by your job.
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I can’t get too offended when somebody parodies me.
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I have very mixed feelings about it. On one hand, I’m concerned that the rampant downloading of my copyright-protected material over the Internet is severely eating into my album sales and having a decidedly adverse effect on my career.
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The music has always been my bread and butter, and I’ve focused more of my attention on that.
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If money can’t buy happiness, then I guess I’ll have to rent it.
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When I was a kid, I thought I was going to be an architect, because when I was 12 years old I had a guidance counselor that convinced me that that was the best career choice for me.
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You got me stranded on the bungee tower of love.
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Take down those naked pictures of Ernest Borgnine.
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I don’t watch anything on a regular basis – I tend to binge-watch things.
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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 don’t want to hear about this train being derailed! What happened to ‘The Flintstones’?’
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I’ll bet every great thinker and leader we’ve got Could see all kinds of things other people could not!
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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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Beans, beans, the magic legumes – the more you ingest, the more you consume.
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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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