I’ve always known that if I recorded an album, it would come out, and people would enjoy it!
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.
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As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy.
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That’s something the kids should know about. Reading is a gateway to witchcraft and lesbianism.
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It’s very much a “Weird Al” themed issue, so I’d like to think that there’s a lot of “Weird Al” flavor throughout but I think it’d be generous really to call me an editor.
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I make charts of songs that are good candidates, good targets, so to speak.
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Velvet Elvis never puts on weight.
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You got me stranded on the bungee tower of love.
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It’s hard to force creativity and humor.
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I’m stranded all alone in the gas station of love, and I have to use the self service pump.
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I’m obviously not a rapper, and I don’t have any claims to be one, really.
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In the ’80s, I was putting out an album virtually every year, I think mostly based on fear – that if I didn’t, people would soon forget about me.
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No Joni Mitchell 8 track tapes in my car.
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Got a brand new semi-automatic weapon with a laser sight. Oh, I’m praying that somebody tries to break in here tonight.
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I suppose I had my rock star fantasies while I was singing into my hairbrush in the bathroom mirror, but I never really consciously said, ‘OK, this is what I’m going to do for a living and I’m going to be Weird Al.’
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I tend to enunciate pretty well. It’s always seemed that my voice is one of those voices that people can recognize pretty easily – which has been a bit of a drawback for some characters.
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Didn’t have Nintendo, we just poured salt on snails.
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