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How can you get bored if the audience is cheering and laughing at something you’re doing?

Al Yankovic

I always try to put myself out of my comfort zone and out of my depth, and hopefully somewhere along the line I’ll catch up.
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It’s very much a “Weird Al” themed issue, so I’d like to think that there’s a lot of “Weird Al” flavor throughout but I think it’d be generous really to call me an editor.
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So I try not to pick songs that I know would drive me crazy.
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I’m very analytical, I’m very precise.
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Take down those naked pictures of Ernest Borgnine.
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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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That’s a big part of my life – doing things that I’m not prepared to do.
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Sometimes I get, “Have you ever thought about doing real music?” I like to think the music I do is real, it just happens to be funny.
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You fake something until you’re good at it.
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I’ve learned how to use my spam filter pretty effectively.
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You can play some schlock like New Kids On the Block.
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You can try on our suede underwear if you choose. Do what you want, but don’t step on my blue suede shoes.
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As a kid, I certainly never thought I would get to spend my life doing something fun.
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On the other hand, I can get all the Metallica songs I want for FREE! WOW!
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I’ve always known that if I recorded an album, it would come out, and people would enjoy it!
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When I swore that you’re getting more and more beautiful everyday. Well, I was only kidding, honey.
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Well I’ve made no secret of my life long love of MAD Magazine, it’s probably my first and greatest influence in terms of my comic sensibilities. I’ve known John [Ficarra] for many years, and we’ve been friends.
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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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You slammed my face down on the barbecue grill, now my scars are all healing, but my heart never will.
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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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I’m always a little leery about doing shows where I’m not the headliner because when I first started playing in 1982 I opened for Missing Persons and got pelted for 45 minutes.
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It’s hard to force creativity and humor.
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I do a lot of different things, sometimes at the same time, and it’s very difficult to figure out where I fit.
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I’ve always enjoyed animation and voiceover work. That’s something that I’ve been proactive about.
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Because you’re supposed to lose yourself in the character, but sometimes people look at a character and go “Oh, it’s ‘Weird Al.'”
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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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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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