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People that were a little nerdy in high school would look up to me and know it gets better.

Al Yankovic

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
So that’s why one of my rules of parody writing is that it’s gotta be funny regardless of whether you know the source material. It has to work on its own merit.
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Funny Gotta Know Material Merit Parody Regard Rule Source Write
He died a long painful death. However, you’ll be happy to hear that just a few years later he was reincarnated as Shirley MacLaine.
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Better Death Little Long Look Nerdy People Year
I have a long-standing history of respecting artists’ wishes.
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History Long Respect Stand Wish
I’m very analytical, I’m very precise.
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Analytical Precise Very
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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Eighty Exposure Game Getting Kind One Only Rotation Town
I try to pick songs that I actually like because I realize that I have to live with these songs for a long time, from when I’m working on them in the studio to possibly playing them onstage for the rest of my life.
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Actual Life Long Onstage Pick Possible Realize Rest Song Studio Time Work
I was abducted by some aliens from space who kind a looked like Jamie Farr.
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Abuduct Fair Kind Look Space
I mean, I hate to gloat, but I’m extremely satisfied with my position in life and the way things have worked out for me.
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Extremely Gloat Hate Life Mean Opposition Out Satisfy Thing Work
I know I’m a million times as humble as thou art!
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Art Humble Know Million Time
If I could find the right kind of property, get tied in with the right movie, I’d love to be involved, but I just find it hard to be motivated to do another screenplay right now.
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Another Find Involve Just Kind Motivate Movie Property Right Screenplay Tie
I am not making this up. Needless to say, as soon as I discovered that, I gave up meat entirely.
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Discover Entirely Gave Make Meat Needless Soon Up
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
I start with a comprehensive list of all the recent songs that have been big hits – and then I go down that list and see if I can come up with funny ideas for them. I can always come up with ideas, but not necessarily good ones!
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Been Big Down Hit Idea List Recent Song
I’ve learned how to use my spam filter pretty effectively.
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Effectively Filter Learn Pretty Spam Use
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

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