Sometimes 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.
AL YANKOVICI don’t want to pooh-pooh modern pop. I appreciate that as well, but my personal favorite kind of music is guitar-based rock. I like grunge and garage bands and alternative music, but that’s more my personal taste.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
-
-
It was difficult to get into my friends’ rock bands when I was a teenager.
AL YANKOVIC -
That’s something the kids should know about. Reading is a gateway to witchcraft and lesbianism.
AL YANKOVIC -
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.
AL YANKOVIC -
I try not to go the obvious route all the time, but sometimes the most obvious is actually the best.
AL YANKOVIC -
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.
AL YANKOVIC -
I’d rather clean all the bathrooms in Grand Central Station with my tongue than spend one more minute with you.
AL YANKOVIC -
I knew we were having problems when you put those piranhas in my bathtub again.
AL YANKOVIC -
Until you came along I never dated anyone this low on the food chain.
AL YANKOVIC -
Some people want to advertise their weirdness, and spread it out, that’s not me.
AL YANKOVIC -
I have a long-standing history of respecting artists’ wishes.
AL YANKOVIC -
I’ve learned how to use my spam filter pretty effectively.
AL YANKOVIC -
That’s a big part of my life – doing things that I’m not prepared to do.
AL YANKOVIC -
I do a lot of different things, sometimes at the same time, and it’s very difficult to figure out where I fit.
AL YANKOVIC -
There are probably a few library fines I haven’t paid yet, but I’m a pretty clean-cut guy overall.
AL YANKOVIC -
If you want to avoid heated arguments, never discuss religion, politics, or whether the toilet paper roll should go over or under.
AL YANKOVIC