I like the guitar-driven music of Nirvana at its peak. At that point, I thought there was a lot of really exciting music coming out.
AL YANKOVICYou make me wanna staple bagels to my face, then remove them with a pitchfork.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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By the time I’m in the studio recording my parody, 10,000 parodies of that song are on YouTube.
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Until you came along I never dated anyone this low on the food chain.
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Well I’ve made no secret of my life long love of MAD Magazine, it’s probably my first and greatest influence in terms of my comic sensibilities. I’ve known John [Ficarra] for many years, and we’ve been friends.
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I love the way they run in fright when I turn on the kitchen light. And when I squish them on the ground, they make a pleasant crunchy sound.
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Whenever I do a parody it’s not meant to make you hate anybody’s music really.
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I was able to come up with a couple articles for the magazine, I was able to solicit help from a bunch of my friends to contribute pieces: Patton Oswalt, Seth Green, Emo Phillips, Chris Hardwick, John Hodgman, and more.
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Some people want to advertise their weirdness, and spread it out, that’s not me.
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Didn’t have Nintendo, we just poured salt on snails.
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I’m obviously not a rapper, and I don’t have any claims to be one, really.
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Not only are they just great, nice guys; they’re some of the best musicians you’re likely to find.
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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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I think I’m equally as abusive as the editors normally are for the “Letters and Tomatoes” column, which is the fan mail part of MAD Magazine and an ongoing feature.
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So I try not to pick songs that I know would drive me crazy.
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I can’t say enough good things about my band. I feel very fortunate that I found them when I did, very early in my career.
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As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy.
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