I’m a music fan, and I can listen to the radio, or music, without thinking, “How am I going to screw this up?” [Laughs] If I’m really actively trying to think of a parody, then I’ll have my antenna out, and be a little more proactive about it.
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More Al Yankovic Quotes
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Some people want to advertise their weirdness, and spread it out, that’s not me.
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In a genre where most of the artists are one-hit wonders, I’ve been able to hang around longer than most “serious” acts. I pride myself in being a very talented leech.
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Beans, beans, the magic legumes – the more you ingest, the more you consume.
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A lot of artists have really been supportive over the years.
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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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My brothers and sisters hated me because I was an only child.
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I try to pick songs that I actually like because I realize that I have to live with these songs for a long time, from when I’m working on them in the studio to possibly playing them onstage for the rest of my life.
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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’ll bet every great thinker and leader we’ve got Could see all kinds of things other people could not!
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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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I knew we were having problems when you put those piranhas in my bathtub again.
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I’d rather clean all the bathrooms in Grand Central Station with my tongue than spend one more minute with you.
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No Joni Mitchell 8 track tapes in my car.
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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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So then why get upset if somebody like me Tries to look at the world just a bit differently?
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