So I try not to pick songs that I know would drive me crazy.
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Al Yankovic173 quotes“So I try not to pick songs that I know would drive me crazy.”
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I don’t want to pooh-pooh modern pop. I appreciate that as well, but my personal favorite kind of music is guitar-based rock. I like grunge and garage bands and alternative music, but that’s more my personal taste.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic I decided that I wanted to be a voice on every animated cartoon in the history of the world – even shows that haven’t been on the air for a very long time, that’s going to be harder to pull off.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic 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.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic Got a brand new semi-automatic weapon with a laser sight. Oh, I’m praying that somebody tries to break in here tonight.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic Many years ago I found out something about hamburgers that really grossed me out. You may not know this, so I hope I don’t make you sick, but it turns out hamburgers are actually made out of dead cows.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic On the other hand, I can get all the Metallica songs I want for FREE! WOW!
Al YankovicAl Yankovic I think I’m equally as abusive as the editors normally are for the “Letters and Tomatoes” column, which is the fan mail part of MAD Magazine and an ongoing feature.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic There’s enough people that do unfunny music. I’ll leave the serious stuff to Paris Hilton and Kevin Federline.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic 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.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic No Joni Mitchell 8 track tapes in my car.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic That’s something the kids should know about. Reading is a gateway to witchcraft and lesbianism.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic I’ve always known that if I recorded an album, it would come out, and people would enjoy it!
Al YankovicAl Yankovic Left all my Beatle records out in the sun, got a coke bottle stuck on the end of my tongue.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic 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.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic I do original songs in the style of other artists, where I try to learn all their musical idiosyncrasies and try to do something that sounds like them and yet is a bit more sick and twisted.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic Doing things that I don’t know how to do, and keep doing them until I get good at them.
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Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a high energy drive, a balanced ego and the drive to get things done.
Colin PowellColin Powell I think that if you’re passionate about something and you’re driven and you’re focused, then you can pretty much do anything that you want to do in life.
Dave GrohlDave Grohl Let’s all start walking more and driving less.
Lewis GrizzardLewis Grizzard Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning.
Denis WaitleyDenis Waitley We can’t let people drive wedges between us, because there’s only one human race.
Dolores HuertaDolores Huerta It’s enough to drive you crazy, trying to depict the weather, the atmosphere, the ambience.
Claude MonetClaude Monet Worship is our response to what we value most. As a result, worship fuels our actions, becoming the driving force of all we do.
Louie GiglioLouie Giglio All I’ve tried to do as an actor is follow the good writing. That’s been my main drive. It’s not always possible, so when you do come upon it, like when I came upon this, you realize pretty quickly this is something you need to be involved with.
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