I guess I lost a little bit of self-esteem that time that you made it with the whole hockey team.
AL YANKOVICI can bend paper clips into the shapes of small animals.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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My hobbies just sort of gradually became my vocation.
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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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My process for the parodies is that I get an idea for a song and then get approval from the artist and then go in and record it and probably try to get it out as soon as possible.
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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’ve learned how to use my spam filter pretty effectively.
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I like the guitar-driven music of Nirvana at its peak. At that point, I thought there was a lot of really exciting music coming out.
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My personal taste doesn’t enter into it a lot when I make my decisions as to what to parody.
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Didn’t have Nintendo, we just poured salt on snails.
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Not only are they just great, nice guys; they’re some of the best musicians you’re likely to find.
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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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You fake something until you’re good at it.
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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 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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I can’t get too offended when somebody parodies me.
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