I’m very analytical, I’m very precise. I mean, I don’t write for kids.
AL YANKOVICMy velvet Elvis means the world to me. Although he may not be worth much dough, he means more to me than some old Rembrandt or Van Gogh.
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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 write and write and write, and then I edit it down to the parts that I think are amusing, or that help the storyline, or I’ll write a notebook full of ideas of anecdotes or story points.
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Somebody will come up to me after a show and have me sign their arm, and the next time I see them my autograph has been permanently inscribed on their arm.
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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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No Joni Mitchell 8 track tapes in my car.
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Midget wrestling on channel 3, it costs me 50 bucks a month.
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Because you’re supposed to lose yourself in the character, but sometimes people look at a character and go “Oh, it’s ‘Weird Al.'”
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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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You fake something until you’re good at it.
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I don’t watch anything on a regular basis – I tend to binge-watch things.
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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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Well I’ve made no secret of my life long love of MAD Magazine, it’s probably my first and greatest influence in terms of my comic sensibilities. I’ve known John [Ficarra] for many years, and we’ve been friends.
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I don’t like to label myself. I know I’m very hard to pigeonhole.
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I’m free to do what I please, I’m probably not going to do albums. Just because I think releasing tracks as singles is a better way for me to stay topical.
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I’ve done a movie and a TV series, and someday I’d like to do a successful movie and a successful TV series. That would be nice.
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