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People say releasing an album is like giving birth, but it’s more like having a gallbladder operation.

Al Yankovic

As a kid, I certainly never thought I would get to spend my life doing something fun.
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Certain Do Fun Kid Something Spend Thought
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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Artist Grip Huge Much People Promotion Tool
People say releasing an album is like giving birth, but it’s more like having a gallbladder operation.
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Album Birth Give Operation People
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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Fan Go Laugh Radio Screw Think Try
On the other hand, I can get all the Metallica songs I want for FREE! WOW!
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Free Hand On Other Song Want Wow
You don’t need to be defined by your job.
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Defined Job Need
I try not to go the obvious route all the time, but sometimes the most obvious is actually the best.
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Actual Best Most Obvious Route Sometimes Try
Like, I have had moments, which I think most people have, where you’ll be watching TV, and it’ll be interrupted by some tragic event, and you’ll actually find yourself thinking,
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Fin Yourself Interrupt Moment People Television Think Watch
There’s enough people that do unfunny music. I’ll leave the serious stuff to Paris Hilton and Kevin Federline.
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Country Enough Music People Serious Stuff Unfunny
Some songs are too repetitive for me to be able to fashion a humorous set of lyrics around. Some songs flat-out just don’t work creatively for me.
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Around Creatively Humorous Lyric Repetitive Some Song
Right now I’m listening to a lot of Top 40 music, because THAT’S MY JOB.
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Forty Job Listen Music Now Right Top
The music has always been my bread and butter, and I’ve focused more of my attention on that.
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Always Attention Bread Butter Focus Music
I cut my teeth playing rock songs on the accordion when I was a teenager and my friends always thought that was extremely amusing.
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Accordion Amuse Cut Extreme Paly Rock Song Teenage
Doing things that I don’t know how to do, and keep doing them until I get good at them.
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Do Good Know Them Thing Until
A lot of my cartoon voices are basically just variations on my natural voice.
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Basic Cartoon Natural Variation Voice
Not only are they just great, nice guys; they’re some of the best musicians you’re likely to find.
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Best Find Great Guy Just Likely Musician Nice Some

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