So then why get upset if somebody like me Tries to look at the world just a bit differently?
AL YANKOVICMy brothers and sisters hated me because I was an only child.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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You don’t need to be defined by your job.
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I guess I lost a little bit of self-esteem that time that you made it with the whole hockey team.
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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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My own personal tastes don’t really have an effect on whether song is a parody target or not. But having said that,
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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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Some people want to advertise their weirdness, and spread it out, that’s not me.
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Got a brand new semi-automatic weapon with a laser sight. Oh, I’m praying that somebody tries to break in here tonight.
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Right now I’m listening to a lot of Top 40 music, because THAT’S MY JOB.
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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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In the ’80s, I was the only game in town, I was the only one getting that kind of exposure in any rotation on MTV.
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What kind of morons do you have working at newspapers in Austin that would base an entire review of an artist’s performance on whether or not they had a good seat?
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The window doesn’t open, the fan is broke, and my face is turning blue. I haven’t been in a crowd like this since I went to see the Who.
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I dated Siamese twins, I slept with Big Foot, too. Get me on Sally Jesse, put me on Donahue.
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I write and write and write, and then I edit it down to the parts that I think are amusing, or that help the storyline, or I’ll write a notebook full of ideas of anecdotes or story points.
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My wife went off with Elvis.
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