As a wise man once said, “April Fools Day is for amateurs. You NEVER need an excuse to mess with people’s heads.”
AL YANKOVICThey do everything from gangsta rap to polka music and every genre in between. It’s amazing.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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In fact, when I come up with an idea for a parody I try to resist the urge to Google the idea to see if someone has done it already because the answer is almost always, “Yes, of course they have, they’ve thought of it!”
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Velvet Elvis never puts on weight.
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I like to think that I’ve gotten better at what I do. I spend more time and pay more attention to detail album after album. But pretty much it’s stayed the same.
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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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No Joni Mitchell 8 track tapes in my car.
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I’m very analytical, I’m very precise.
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You make me wanna staple bagels to my face, then remove them with a pitchfork.
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They somehow didn’t see the need for an accordion player. That’s when I realized that I had to find my own path in life.
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Whereas if I wrote a movie script, chances are better than even that I’d just be another guy in L.A. with a movie script in his drawer.
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I mean, I hate to gloat, but I’m extremely satisfied with my position in life and the way things have worked out for me.
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It’s hard to force creativity and humor.
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When I go to my live shows it’s often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience.
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It was difficult to get into my friends’ rock bands when I was a teenager.
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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 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.
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