Nows the time to go for all the gusto you can grab. You’ll have plenty of time to be low-key when you’re laid out on the slab.
AL YANKOVICBoys like Peter are afraid of alot of things, like nuclear annihilation and flunking algebra, but they’re not afraid of wolves.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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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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My hobbies just sort of gradually became my vocation.
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At this point I’ve got a bit of a track record. So people realize that when ‘Weird Al’ wants to go parody, it’s not meant to make them look bad… it’s meant to be a tribute.
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Didn’t have Nintendo, we just poured salt on snails.
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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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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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I guess I lost a little bit of self-esteem that time that you made it with the whole hockey team.
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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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I’m watching the charts every week and hoping something will pop into my head.
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In fact, when I come up with an idea for a parody I try to resist the urge to Google the idea to see if someone has done it already because the answer is almost always, “Yes, of course they have, they’ve thought of it!”
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I’m very analytical, I’m very precise.
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They do everything from gangsta rap to polka music and every genre in between. It’s amazing.
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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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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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Then I try to come up with ideas for parodies. And 99% of those ideas are horrible.
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