Not only are they just great, nice guys; they’re some of the best musicians you’re likely to find.
AL YANKOVICI 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.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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I’ve learned how to use my spam filter pretty effectively.
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You got me stranded on the bungee tower of love.
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So I try not to pick songs that I know would drive me crazy.
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I’d like to be able to be more topical and timely and more of-the-moment and I think the way to do that is, instead of waiting until I have twelve songs to release all at once, just to release them as I come up with them.
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There are a lot of songs that would ostensibly be a good candidate for parody, yet I can’t think of a clever enough idea.
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Then I try to come up with ideas for parodies. And 99% of those ideas are horrible.
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So that was a joke that I continue up to this very day.
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I think my chances of ever making it into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame are about as good as Milli Vanilli’s.
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I try not to go the obvious route all the time, but sometimes the most obvious is actually the best.
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There aren’t that many superstars around anymore.
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I know I’m a million times as humble as thou art!
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I’m free to do what I please, I’m probably not going to do albums. Just because I think releasing tracks as singles is a better way for me to stay topical.
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I enjoy all kinds of music. But it is kind of strange when I do parodies, instead of setting up drums and guitar amps.
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Beans, beans, the magic legumes – the more you ingest, the more you consume.
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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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