I know I’m a million times as humble as thou art!
AL YANKOVICNot only are they just great, nice guys; they’re some of the best musicians you’re likely to find.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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In a genre where most of the artists are one-hit wonders, I’ve been able to hang around longer than most “serious” acts. I pride myself in being a very talented leech.
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Until you came along I never dated anyone this low on the food chain.
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My hobbies just sort of gradually became my vocation.
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Every night for dinner we had a big chunk of dirt.
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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!”
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I don’t think there are any new media I’d like to cover.
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I’d like to be able to be more topical and timely and more of-the-moment and I think the way to do that is, instead of waiting until I have twelve songs to release all at once, just to release them as I come up with them.
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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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You make me wanna staple bagels to my face, then remove them with a pitchfork.
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A lot of rap songs don’t usually have a lot of melody per se.
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The irony is of course that my career has lasted a whole lot longer than some of the people I’ve parodied over the years.
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I try not to go the obvious route all the time, but sometimes the most obvious is actually the best.
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Many years ago I found out something about hamburgers that really grossed me out. You may not know this, so I hope I don’t make you sick, but it turns out hamburgers are actually made out of dead cows.
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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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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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