Not only are they just great, nice guys; they’re some of the best musicians you’re likely to find.
AL YANKOVICI always try to put myself out of my comfort zone and out of my depth, and hopefully somewhere along the line I’ll catch up.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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I’m an ugly girl, My face makes you hurl, Sad I have it, I should bag it. Acne everywhere, Unwanted facial hair. I’m a relation to Frankenstein’s creation.
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By the time I’m in the studio recording my parody, 10,000 parodies of that song are on YouTube.
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As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy.
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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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I can’t say enough good things about my band. I feel very fortunate that I found them when I did, very early in my career.
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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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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 abducted by some aliens from space who kind a looked like Jamie Farr.
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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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A lot of artists have really been supportive over the years.
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I’m always a little leery about doing shows where I’m not the headliner because when I first started playing in 1982 I opened for Missing Persons and got pelted for 45 minutes.
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No Joni Mitchell 8 track tapes in my car.
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As much as people are griping about the Internet taking sales away from artists, it’s been a huge promotional tool for me.
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A lot of my cartoon voices are basically just variations on my natural voice.
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My hobbies just sort of gradually became my vocation.
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