So that’s why one of my rules of parody writing is that it’s gotta be funny regardless of whether you know the source material. It has to work on its own merit.
AL YANKOVICBoys like Peter are afraid of alot of things, like nuclear annihilation and flunking algebra, but they’re not afraid of wolves.
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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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The music has always been my bread and butter, and I’ve focused more of my attention on that.
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I’ve always enjoyed animation and voiceover work. That’s something that I’ve been proactive about.
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I do original songs in the style of other artists, where I try to learn all their musical idiosyncrasies and try to do something that sounds like them and yet is a bit more sick and twisted.
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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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A lot of artists have really been supportive over the years.
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I enjoy all kinds of music. But it is kind of strange when I do parodies, instead of setting up drums and guitar amps.
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I’d like to be able to be more topical and timely and more of-the-moment and I think the way to do that is, instead of waiting until I have twelve songs to release all at once, just to release them as I come up with them.
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When I go to my live shows it’s often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience.
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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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They do everything from gangsta rap to polka music and every genre in between. It’s amazing.
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I know I’m a million times as humble as thou art!
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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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And then I’ll try and arrange them in a way that they would tell a semi-cohesive story.
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You got me stranded on the bungee tower of love.
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