Ever since the day you left me, I’ve been so miserable, my dear. I feel almost as bad as I did when you were still here.
AL YANKOVICRight now I’m listening to a lot of Top 40 music, because THAT’S MY JOB.
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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.
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There are probably a few library fines I haven’t paid yet, but I’m a pretty clean-cut guy overall.
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How can you get bored if the audience is cheering and laughing at something you’re doing?
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I’ll be mellow when I’m dead.
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I don’t watch a lot of other people’s parodies because I don’t want to be unduly influenced.
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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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After that, I made the decision to headline no matter what, even if I was playing to seven people. I wanted people to be there to see me.
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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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Right now I’m listening to a lot of Top 40 music, because THAT’S MY JOB.
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Midget wrestling on channel 3, it costs me 50 bucks a month.
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I don’t like to label myself. I know I’m very hard to pigeonhole.
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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 cut my teeth playing rock songs on the accordion when I was a teenager and my friends always thought that was extremely amusing.
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I’m just a no-good, scum sucking, nose picking, boot licking, sniveling, groveling, worthless hunk of slime.
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I dated Siamese twins, I slept with Big Foot, too. Get me on Sally Jesse, put me on Donahue.
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