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 YANKOVICI’ve always enjoyed animation and voiceover work. That’s something that I’ve been proactive about.
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He died a long painful death. However, you’ll be happy to hear that just a few years later he was reincarnated as Shirley MacLaine.
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Not any specific one, but I was a huge fan of Frank Jacobs, I guess he wrote the plurality of the song parodies for MAD, Sam Hart, a few others, but that was also where I was first exposed to the art form of song parodies.
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If something is good enough, it can be out there and people will see it.
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After that, I made the decision to headline no matter what, even if I was playing to seven people. I wanted people to be there to see me.
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You make me wanna staple bagels to my face, then remove them with a pitchfork.
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My 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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Left all my Beatle records out in the sun, got a coke bottle stuck on the end of my tongue.
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On the other hand, I can get all the Metallica songs I want for FREE! WOW!
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As it turns out, there is a thing called the Internet, and stuff does go out there whether the suits like it or not.
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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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I try not to go the obvious route all the time, but sometimes the most obvious is actually the best.
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My own personal tastes don’t really have an effect on whether song is a parody target or not. But having said that,
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It doesn’t take a military genius to see we’ll all be crispy critters after World War III.
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You don’t need to be defined by your job.
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Ever since the day you left me, I’ve been so miserable, my dear. I feel almost as bad as I did when you were still here.
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