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.
AL YANKOVICSometimes I get, “Have you ever thought about doing real music?” I like to think the music I do is real, it just happens to be funny.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
-
-
When I go to my live shows it’s often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience.
AL YANKOVIC -
You can try on our suede underwear if you choose. Do what you want, but don’t step on my blue suede shoes.
AL YANKOVIC -
I’m still a geek on the inside, that’s the important thing.
AL YANKOVIC -
And then I’ll try and arrange them in a way that they would tell a semi-cohesive story.
AL YANKOVIC -
You don’t need to be defined by your job.
AL YANKOVIC -
Probably 90 percent of my albums have polka medleys.
AL YANKOVIC -
Not only are they just great, nice guys; they’re some of the best musicians you’re likely to find.
AL YANKOVIC -
When I swore that you’re getting more and more beautiful everyday. Well, I was only kidding, honey.
AL YANKOVIC -
He died a long painful death. However, you’ll be happy to hear that just a few years later he was reincarnated as Shirley MacLaine.
AL YANKOVIC -
A lot of rap songs don’t usually have a lot of melody per se.
AL YANKOVIC -
People that were a little nerdy in high school would look up to me and know it gets better.
AL YANKOVIC -
You make me wanna staple bagels to my face, then remove them with a pitchfork.
AL YANKOVIC -
There’s enough people that do unfunny music. I’ll leave the serious stuff to Paris Hilton and Kevin Federline.
AL YANKOVIC -
I think my chances of ever making it into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame are about as good as Milli Vanilli’s.
AL YANKOVIC -
I can’t get too offended when somebody parodies me.
AL YANKOVIC