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Not only are they just great, nice guys; they’re some of the best musicians you’re likely to find.

Al Yankovic

Whereas if I wrote a movie script, chances are better than even that I’d just be another guy in L.A. with a movie script in his drawer.
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Another Better Chance Drawer Guy Movie Script
People never ask people doing serious music, ‘Do you ever think about doing funny music?’
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Do Funny Music People Serious Think
I’ll be mellow when I’m dead.
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Dead Death Mellow Suicide
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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Able Dad Father Life Live Make Success
Whenever I do a parody it’s not meant to make you hate anybody’s music really.
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Anybody Hate Make Music Parody Really
My wife went off with Elvis.
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Off Went Wife
I’ve done a movie and a TV series, and someday I’d like to do a successful movie and a successful TV series. That would be nice.
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Movie Nice Series Successful Television Would
A lot of rap songs don’t usually have a lot of melody per se.
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Melody Rap Song Usually
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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Coming Drive Excite Guitar Lot Music Nirvana Point
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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Album Based Eighty Every Fear Forget Mostly People Put Think Virtual Year
You fake something until you’re good at it.
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Fake Good Something Until
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
Take down those naked pictures of Ernest Borgnine.
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Down Naked Picture Take
I’m very analytical, I’m very precise. I mean, I don’t write for kids.
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Analytical Kid Precise Very Write
I don’t want to pooh-pooh modern pop. I appreciate that as well, but my personal favorite kind of music is guitar-based rock. I like grunge and garage bands and alternative music, but that’s more my personal taste.
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Appreciate Favorite Guitar Kind Modern Music Personal Pooh Pop
Velvet Elvis never puts on weight.
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never Put Velvet Weight

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