I did have a child, and I was reading a lot of picture books to her, but at the same time writing a children’s book was something that I’d been wanting to do for many years, pretty much since the start of my career.
AL YANKOVICAs a wise man once said, “April Fools Day is for amateurs. You NEVER need an excuse to mess with people’s heads.”
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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So that was a joke that I continue up to this very day.
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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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I was a huge fan of ‘Mad’ magazine when I was 11, 12, 13 years old. I’d scour used bookstores trying to find back issues, and I’d wait at the newsstand for a new issue to come out. My life revolved around it.
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One of the hardest things I’ve had to deal with in my career is keeping my material topical even though I only release albums every three or four years.
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On the other hand, I can get all the Metallica songs I want for FREE! WOW!
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I can bend paper clips into the shapes of small animals.
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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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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.
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I start with a comprehensive list of all the recent songs that have been big hits – and then I go down that list and see if I can come up with funny ideas for them. I can always come up with ideas, but not necessarily good ones!
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There’s enough people that do unfunny music. I’ll leave the serious stuff to Paris Hilton and Kevin Federline.
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People say releasing an album is like giving birth, but it’s more like having a gallbladder operation.
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I don’t really look at myself as the kind of person who craves attention, but I’ve never been to therapy so there’s probably a lot of stuff about myself that I don’t know.
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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’m still a geek on the inside, that’s the important thing.
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That’s something the kids should know about. Reading is a gateway to witchcraft and lesbianism.
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