So that was a joke that I continue up to this very day.
AL YANKOVICIf you want to avoid heated arguments, never discuss religion, politics, or whether the toilet paper roll should go over or under.
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Somebody will come up to me after a show and have me sign their arm, and the next time I see them my autograph has been permanently inscribed on their arm.
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If something is good enough, it can be out there and people will see it.
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My personal taste doesn’t enter into it a lot when I make my decisions as to what to parody.
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As a wise man once said, “April Fools Day is for amateurs. You NEVER need an excuse to mess with people’s heads.”
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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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You can try on our suede underwear if you choose. Do what you want, but don’t step on my blue suede shoes.
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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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If money can’t buy happiness, then I guess I’ll have to rent it.
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One of my pet peeves is that sometimes the talents of my band get overlooked because, and it was the same problem that Frank Zappa had, with a lot of groups that use humor, people don’t realize there’s a lot of craft behind the comedy.
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A lot of rap songs don’t usually have a lot of melody per se.
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That’s a big part of my life – doing things that I’m not prepared to do.
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You make me wanna staple bagels to my face, then remove them with a pitchfork.
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I think that nerds, if you want to call them that, have only gotten more hip and assimilated into the culture.
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Maybe I’ll make a huge color tapestry from my belly button lint.
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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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