A lot of artists have really been supportive over the years.
AL YANKOVICThere’s a lot of different ways that a song would be a challenge to parody.
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The irony is of course that my career has lasted a whole lot longer than some of the people I’ve parodied over the years.
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In the ’80s, I was putting out an album virtually every year, I think mostly based on fear – that if I didn’t, people would soon forget about me.
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I don’t like to label myself. I know I’m very hard to pigeonhole.
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At this point I’ve got a bit of a track record. So people realize that when ‘Weird Al’ wants to go parody, it’s not meant to make them look bad… it’s meant to be a tribute.
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Didn’t have Nintendo, we just poured salt on snails.
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It’s hard to say, I picked one of my favorite articles for the MAD vault. Which is one of the features of the Magazine so they don’t have to actually pay artists or writers to come up with new stuff.
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I’m watching the charts every week and hoping something will pop into my head.
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I love the way they run in fright when I turn on the kitchen light. And when I squish them on the ground, they make a pleasant crunchy sound.
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You fake something until you’re good at it.
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Beans, beans, the magic legumes – the more you ingest, the more you consume.
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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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Sometimes I get, “Have you ever thought about doing real music?” I like to think the music I do is real, it just happens to be funny.
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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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Maybe I’ll make a huge color tapestry from my belly button lint.
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So I’m one of the few celebrities that got to do a repeat performance on ‘The Simpsons,’ which I’m very flattered by.
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