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.
AL YANKOVICI’ll bet every great thinker and leader we’ve got Could see all kinds of things other people could not!
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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You can try on our suede underwear if you choose. Do what you want, but don’t step on my blue suede shoes.
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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 think that nerds, if you want to call them that, have only gotten more hip and assimilated into the culture.
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When I go to my live shows it’s often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience.
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There are a lot of songs that would ostensibly be a good candidate for parody, yet I can’t think of a clever enough idea.
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I was a huge fan of ‘Mad’ magazine when I was 11, 12, 13 years old. I’d scour used bookstores trying to find back issues, and I’d wait at the newsstand for a new issue to come out. My life revolved around it.
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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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You make me wanna staple bagels to my face, then remove them with a pitchfork.
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Like, I have had moments, which I think most people have, where you’ll be watching TV, and it’ll be interrupted by some tragic event, and you’ll actually find yourself thinking,
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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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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 don’t watch anything on a regular basis – I tend to binge-watch things.
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It’s hard to force creativity and humor.
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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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Pop culture’s gotten much more disposable.
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