That’s something the kids should know about. Reading is a gateway to witchcraft and lesbianism.
AL YANKOVICI’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.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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I like to think that I’ve gotten better at what I do. I spend more time and pay more attention to detail album after album. But pretty much it’s stayed the same.
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After that, I made the decision to headline no matter what, even if I was playing to seven people. I wanted people to be there to see me.
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A lot of my cartoon voices are basically just variations on my natural voice.
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As a kid, I certainly never thought I would get to spend my life doing something fun.
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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 tend to enunciate pretty well. It’s always seemed that my voice is one of those voices that people can recognize pretty easily – which has been a bit of a drawback for some characters.
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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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Velvet Elvis never puts on weight.
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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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Take down those naked pictures of Ernest Borgnine.
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He put Ben Gay inside my jock strap and filled my tooth paste tube up with glue.
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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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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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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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I mean, I hate to gloat, but I’m extremely satisfied with my position in life and the way things have worked out for me.
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