In fact, when I come up with an idea for a parody I try to resist the urge to Google the idea to see if someone has done it already because the answer is almost always, “Yes, of course they have, they’ve thought of it!”
AL YANKOVICI 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.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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I can bend paper clips into the shapes of small animals.
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My velvet Elvis means the world to me. Although he may not be worth much dough, he means more to me than some old Rembrandt or Van Gogh.
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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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When I swore that you’re getting more and more beautiful everyday. Well, I was only kidding, honey.
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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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As much as people are griping about the Internet taking sales away from artists, it’s been a huge promotional tool for me.
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It’s very much a “Weird Al” themed issue, so I’d like to think that there’s a lot of “Weird Al” flavor throughout but I think it’d be generous really to call me an editor.
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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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Nows the time to go for all the gusto you can grab. You’ll have plenty of time to be low-key when you’re laid out on the slab.
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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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As it turns out, there is a thing called the Internet, and stuff does go out there whether the suits like it or not.
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In the ’80s, I was putting out an album virtually every year, I think mostly based on fear – that if I didn’t, people would soon forget about me.
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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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So that was a joke that I continue up to this very day.
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It’s hard to force creativity and humor.
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