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.
AL YANKOVICI decided that I wanted to be a voice on every animated cartoon in the history of the world – even shows that haven’t been on the air for a very long time, that’s going to be harder to pull off.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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I don’t like to label myself. I know I’m very hard to pigeonhole.
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He put Ben Gay inside my jock strap and filled my tooth paste tube up with glue.
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I cut my teeth playing rock songs on the accordion when I was a teenager and my friends always thought that was extremely amusing.
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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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I’m an ugly girl, My face makes you hurl, Sad I have it, I should bag it. Acne everywhere, Unwanted facial hair. I’m a relation to Frankenstein’s creation.
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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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I knew we were having problems when you put those piranhas in my bathtub again.
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How can you get bored if the audience is cheering and laughing at something you’re doing?
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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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I don’t watch a lot of other people’s parodies because I don’t want to be unduly influenced.
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I’m very analytical, I’m very precise.
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I’ve always enjoyed animation and voiceover work. That’s something that I’ve been proactive about.
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It was difficult to get into my friends’ rock bands when I was a teenager.
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When I swore that you’re getting more and more beautiful everyday. Well, I was only kidding, honey.
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They somehow didn’t see the need for an accordion player. That’s when I realized that I had to find my own path in life.
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