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 YANKOVICOne 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.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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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.
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Every night for dinner we had a big chunk of dirt.
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You can try on our suede underwear if you choose. Do what you want, but don’t step on my blue suede shoes.
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I’m always a little leery about doing shows where I’m not the headliner because when I first started playing in 1982 I opened for Missing Persons and got pelted for 45 minutes.
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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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People say releasing an album is like giving birth, but it’s more like having a gallbladder operation.
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When I started out, I didn’t feel like I was really accepted in the music or comedy communities, and I was somewhere on the edge, but now I feel like I’m accepted in both, which is extremely gratifying.
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Whenever I do a parody it’s not meant to make you hate anybody’s music really.
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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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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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Right now I’m listening to a lot of Top 40 music, because THAT’S MY JOB.
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I’m stranded all alone in the gas station of love, and I have to use the self service pump.
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I’m known for being an up, high-energy, and optimistic kind of guy.
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My personal taste doesn’t enter into it a lot when I make my decisions as to what to parody.
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I always try to put myself out of my comfort zone and out of my depth, and hopefully somewhere along the line I’ll catch up.
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