One of the hardest things I’ve had to deal with in my career is keeping my material topical even though I only release albums every three or four years.
AL YANKOVICWhen I swore that you’re getting more and more beautiful everyday. Well, I was only kidding, honey.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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Right now I’m listening to a lot of Top 40 music, because THAT’S MY JOB.
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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 know I’m a million times as humble as thou art!
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Boys like Peter are afraid of alot of things, like nuclear annihilation and flunking algebra, but they’re not afraid of wolves.
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Velvet Elvis never puts on weight.
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Some people want to advertise their weirdness, and spread it out, that’s not me.
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You got me stranded on the bungee tower of love.
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I can’t get too offended when somebody parodies me.
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I’m very analytical, I’m very precise.
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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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When I go to my live shows it’s often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience.
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A lot of my cartoon voices are basically just variations on my natural voice.
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One of my pet peeves is that sometimes the talents of my band get overlooked because, and it was the same problem that Frank Zappa had, with a lot of groups that use humor, people don’t realize there’s a lot of craft behind the comedy.
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It’s hard to force creativity and humor.
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I love the way they run in fright when I turn on the kitchen light. And when I squish them on the ground, they make a pleasant crunchy sound.
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