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 don’t want to hear about this train being derailed! What happened to ‘The Flintstones’?’
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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I’ve always enjoyed animation and voiceover work. That’s something that I’ve been proactive about.
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I make charts of songs that are good candidates, good targets, so to speak.
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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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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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That’s a big part of my life – doing things that I’m not prepared to do.
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You fake something until you’re good at it.
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Some songs are too repetitive for me to be able to fashion a humorous set of lyrics around. Some songs flat-out just don’t work creatively for me.
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My wife went off with Elvis.
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No Joni Mitchell 8 track tapes in my car.
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I guess I lost a little bit of self-esteem that time that you made it with the whole hockey team.
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If money can’t buy happiness, then I guess I’ll have to rent it.
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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 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.
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It was difficult to get into my friends’ rock bands when I was a teenager.
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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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