Then I try to come up with ideas for parodies. And 99% of those ideas are horrible.
AL YANKOVICIt’s hard to really articulate what the parameters are that make one song parody-able and another song not, but if I can come up with a good enough idea for it, I go for it, and if not, then I have to move on.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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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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By the time I’m in the studio recording my parody, 10,000 parodies of that song are on YouTube.
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I think my chances of ever making it into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame are about as good as Milli Vanilli’s.
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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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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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So I try not to pick songs that I know would drive me crazy.
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As a wise man once said, “April Fools Day is for amateurs. You NEVER need an excuse to mess with people’s heads.”
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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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Didn’t have Nintendo, we just poured salt on snails.
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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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So then why get upset if somebody like me Tries to look at the world just a bit differently?
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Beans, beans, the magic legumes – the more you ingest, the more you consume.
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I’m just a no-good, scum sucking, nose picking, boot licking, sniveling, groveling, worthless hunk of slime.
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Many years ago I found out something about hamburgers that really grossed me out. You may not know this, so I hope I don’t make you sick, but it turns out hamburgers are actually made out of dead cows.
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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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