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.
AL YANKOVICYou still have Top 40 radio now, but it’s 40 different stations. There aren’t many hits that everybody knows, and there aren’t many real superstars.
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I don’t watch a lot of other people’s parodies because I don’t want to be unduly influenced.
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Now with internet culture it seems like everyone is doing music parodies. And they’re not all good!
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You fake something until you’re good at it.
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I’ve learned how to use my spam filter pretty effectively.
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That’s something the kids should know about. Reading is a gateway to witchcraft and lesbianism.
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How can you get bored if the audience is cheering and laughing at something you’re doing?
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You got me stranded on the bungee tower of love.
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My hobbies just sort of gradually became my vocation.
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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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I’m a music fan, and I can listen to the radio, or music, without thinking, “How am I going to screw this up?” [Laughs] If I’m really actively trying to think of a parody, then I’ll have my antenna out, and be a little more proactive about it.
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I’m still a geek on the inside, that’s the important thing.
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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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He put Ben Gay inside my jock strap and filled my tooth paste tube up with glue.
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There’s enough people that do unfunny music. I’ll leave the serious stuff to Paris Hilton and Kevin Federline.
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So I’m one of the few celebrities that got to do a repeat performance on ‘The Simpsons,’ which I’m very flattered by.
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