I cut my teeth playing rock songs on the accordion when I was a teenager and my friends always thought that was extremely amusing.
AL YANKOVICNot any specific one, but I was a huge fan of Frank Jacobs, I guess he wrote the plurality of the song parodies for MAD, Sam Hart, a few others, but that was also where I was first exposed to the art form of song parodies.
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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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You make me wanna staple bagels to my face, then remove them with a pitchfork.
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Didn’t have Nintendo, we just poured salt on snails.
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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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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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I’m still a geek on the inside, that’s the important thing.
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Not any specific one, but I was a huge fan of Frank Jacobs, I guess he wrote the plurality of the song parodies for MAD, Sam Hart, a few others, but that was also where I was first exposed to the art form of song parodies.
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I don’t really look at myself as the kind of person who craves attention, but I’ve never been to therapy so there’s probably a lot of stuff about myself that I don’t know.
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When I go to my live shows it’s often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience.
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I’m very analytical, I’m very precise.
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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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I dated Siamese twins, I slept with Big Foot, too. Get me on Sally Jesse, put me on Donahue.
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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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I can’t say enough good things about my band. I feel very fortunate that I found them when I did, very early in my career.
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Not only are they just great, nice guys; they’re some of the best musicians you’re likely to find.
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