I do a lot of different things, sometimes at the same time, and it’s very difficult to figure out where I fit.
AL YANKOVICOn the other hand, I can get all the Metallica songs I want for FREE! WOW!
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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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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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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It’s hard to really articulate what the parameters are that make one song parody-able and another song not, but if I can come up with a good enough idea for it, I go for it, and if not, then I have to move on.
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I think my chances of ever making it into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame are about as good as Milli Vanilli’s.
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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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I’m free to do what I please, I’m probably not going to do albums. Just because I think releasing tracks as singles is a better way for me to stay topical.
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There’s a lot of different ways that a song would be a challenge to parody.
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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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Every night for dinner we had a big chunk of dirt.
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In the ’80s, I was the only game in town, I was the only one getting that kind of exposure in any rotation on MTV.
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People never ask people doing serious music, ‘Do you ever think about doing funny music?’
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Left all my Beatle records out in the sun, got a coke bottle stuck on the end of my tongue.
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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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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 very analytical, I’m very precise.
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