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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.

Al Yankovic

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 write and write and write, and then I edit it down to the parts that I think are amusing, or that help the storyline, or I’ll write a notebook full of ideas of anecdotes or story points.
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I do a lot of different things, sometimes at the same time, and it’s very difficult to figure out where I fit.
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I think that was the genesis of my polka medleys, because every rock song I played on the accordion just sounded like a polka and my friends thought it was funny.
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Well I’ve made no secret of my life long love of MAD Magazine, it’s probably my first and greatest influence in terms of my comic sensibilities. I’ve known John [Ficarra] for many years, and we’ve been friends.
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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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I’m very analytical, I’m very precise. I mean, I don’t write for kids.
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If you want to avoid heated arguments, never discuss religion, politics, or whether the toilet paper roll should go over or under.
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You can play some schlock like New Kids On the Block.
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My hobbies just sort of gradually became my vocation.
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Didn’t have Nintendo, we just poured salt on snails.
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A lot of my cartoon voices are basically just variations on my natural voice.
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It fit pretty nicely into my schedule because we’d pretty much finished the bulk of promotion for Mandatory Fun and were just getting geared up for the World Tour so this was a nice time for me to be working on it.
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Buy our album, were Nirvana, a garage band from Seattle. Well, it sure beats raising cattle.
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I can bend paper clips into the shapes of small animals.
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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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