Whenever I do a parody it’s not meant to make you hate anybody’s music really.
AL YANKOVICVelvet Elvis never puts on weight.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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I don’t think there are any new media I’d like to cover.
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I’m very analytical, I’m very precise.
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You got me stranded on the bungee tower of love.
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People never ask people doing serious music, ‘Do you ever think about doing funny music?’
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It doesn’t take a military genius to see we’ll all be crispy critters after World War III.
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My wife went off with Elvis.
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Boys like Peter are afraid of alot of things, like nuclear annihilation and flunking algebra, but they’re not afraid of wolves.
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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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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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So that’s why one of my rules of parody writing is that it’s gotta be funny regardless of whether you know the source material. It has to work on its own merit.
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I was a huge fan of ‘Mad’ magazine when I was 11, 12, 13 years old. I’d scour used bookstores trying to find back issues, and I’d wait at the newsstand for a new issue to come out. My life revolved around it.
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If I could find the right kind of property, get tied in with the right movie, I’d love to be involved, but I just find it hard to be motivated to do another screenplay right now.
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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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On the other hand, I can get all the Metallica songs I want for FREE! WOW!
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A lot of rap songs don’t usually have a lot of melody per se.
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