Not only are they just great, nice guys; they’re some of the best musicians you’re likely to find.
AL YANKOVICWhen I was a kid, I thought I was going to be an architect, because when I was 12 years old I had a guidance counselor that convinced me that that was the best career choice for me.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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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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I have very mixed feelings about it. On one hand, I’m concerned that the rampant downloading of my copyright-protected material over the Internet is severely eating into my album sales and having a decidedly adverse effect on my career.
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There aren’t that many superstars around anymore.
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People that were a little nerdy in high school would look up to me and know it gets better.
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As it turns out, there is a thing called the Internet, and stuff does go out there whether the suits like it or not.
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Pop culture’s gotten much more disposable.
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You slammed my face down on the barbecue grill, now my scars are all healing, but my heart never will.
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Beans, beans, the magic legumes – the more you ingest, the more you consume.
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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 like the guitar-driven music of Nirvana at its peak. At that point, I thought there was a lot of really exciting music coming out.
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Ever since the day you left me, I’ve been so miserable, my dear. I feel almost as bad as I did when you were still here.
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I don’t like to label myself. I know I’m very hard to pigeonhole.
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The irony is of course that my career has lasted a whole lot longer than some of the people I’ve parodied over the years.
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I was able to come up with a couple articles for the magazine, I was able to solicit help from a bunch of my friends to contribute pieces: Patton Oswalt, Seth Green, Emo Phillips, Chris Hardwick, John Hodgman, and more.
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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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