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Then I try to come up with ideas for parodies. And 99% of those ideas are horrible.

Al Yankovic

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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So I try not to pick songs that I know would drive me crazy.
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Now with internet culture it seems like everyone is doing music parodies. And they’re not all good!
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I’m watching the charts every week and hoping something will pop into my head.
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They do everything from gangsta rap to polka music and every genre in between. It’s amazing.
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If money can’t buy happiness, then I guess I’ll have to rent it.
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When I was a kid, I thought I was going to be an architect, because when I was 12 years old I had a guidance counselor that convinced me that that was the best career choice for me.
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And then I’ll try and arrange them in a way that they would tell a semi-cohesive story.
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I’m a music fan, and I can listen to the radio, or music, without thinking, “How am I going to screw this up?” [Laughs] If I’m really actively trying to think of a parody, then I’ll have my antenna out, and be a little more proactive about it.
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When I swore that you’re getting more and more beautiful everyday. Well, I was only kidding, honey.
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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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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.
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I write and write and write, and then I edit it down to the parts that I think are amusing, or that help the storyline, or I’ll write a notebook full of ideas of anecdotes or story points.
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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 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.
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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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Then I try to come up with ideas for parodies. And 99% of those ideas are horrible.

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