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When 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.

Al Yankovic

In a genre where most of the artists are one-hit wonders, I’ve been able to hang around longer than most “serious” acts. I pride myself in being a very talented leech.
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Around Artist Genre Hang Longer Most Serious Talent Wonder
Kind of wish I was dead. Maybe, I’ll blow my brains out, mama, or maybe I’ll go bowling.
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Blow Brain Kind Mama Maybe Suicide Wish
It was difficult to get into my friends’ rock bands when I was a teenager.
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Difficult Friend Player Rock Teenager
I’m stranded all alone in the gas station of love, and I have to use the self service pump.
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Gas Pump Self Service Station Stranded Use
You 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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Everybody Forty Know Radio Show Still Superstar
He died a long painful death. However, you’ll be happy to hear that just a few years later he was reincarnated as Shirley MacLaine.
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Better Death Little Long Look Nerdy People Year
Take down those naked pictures of Ernest Borgnine.
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Down Naked Picture Take
There aren’t that many superstars around anymore.
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Anyone Around Many Superstar
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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Chance Fame Good Make Rock Think
You make me wanna staple bagels to my face, then remove them with a pitchfork.
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Bagel Face Pitchfork Remove Staple Wanna
By the time I’m in the studio recording my parody, 10,000 parodies of that song are on YouTube.
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Parody Recording Song Studio Time YouTube
I don’t think there are any new media I’d like to cover.
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Any Cover Media New Think
About four or five months ago, at a dinner in New York, John made the very nice offer of my being guest editor for an issue of MAD and I thought about it for about half a nanosecond and decided that was a pretty good idea.
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Editor Five Good Guest Idea Issue Month Nanosecond Nice Offer Pretty
Whereas if I wrote a movie script, chances are better than even that I’d just be another guy in L.A. with a movie script in his drawer.
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Another Better Chance Drawer Guy Movie Script
I’m free to do what I please, I’m probably not going to do albums. Just because I think releasing tracks as singles is a better way for me to stay topical.
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Album Better Free Go Please Probably Realise Topical Way
People that were a little nerdy in high school would look up to me and know it gets better.
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Get Better People School

When 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.

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