Not any specific one, but I was a huge fan of Frank Jacobs, I guess he wrote the plurality of the song parodies for MAD, Sam Hart, a few others, but that was also where I was first exposed to the art form of song parodies.
AL YANKOVICI do a lot of different things, sometimes at the same time, and it’s very difficult to figure out where I fit.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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There are a lot of songs that would ostensibly be a good candidate for parody, yet I can’t think of a clever enough idea.
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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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I know now that everything I write, I’m going to put out, and I’ll have to live with it for the rest of my life.
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I’m watching the charts every week and hoping something will pop into my head.
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It doesn’t take a military genius to see we’ll all be crispy critters after World War III.
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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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There are a lot of songs that would ostensibly be a good candidate for parody, yet I can’t think of a clever enough idea.
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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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As a wise man once said, “April Fools Day is for amateurs. You NEVER need an excuse to mess with people’s heads.”
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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 can bend paper clips into the shapes of small animals.
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There aren’t that many superstars around anymore.
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Many years ago I found out something about hamburgers that really grossed me out. You may not know this, so I hope I don’t make you sick, but it turns out hamburgers are actually made out of dead cows.
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Some songs are too repetitive for me to be able to fashion a humorous set of lyrics around. Some songs flat-out just don’t work creatively for me.
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I have a long-standing history of respecting artists’ wishes.
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