I’m very analytical, I’m very precise. I mean, I don’t write for kids.
AL YANKOVICNows the time to go for all the gusto you can grab. You’ll have plenty of time to be low-key when you’re laid out on the slab.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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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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If money can’t buy happiness, then I guess I’ll have to rent it.
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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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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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So then why get upset if somebody like me Tries to look at the world just a bit differently?
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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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So I try not to pick songs that I know would drive me crazy.
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I’m free to do what I please, I’m probably not going to do albums. Just because I think releasing tracks as singles is a better way for me to stay topical.
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I suppose I had my rock star fantasies while I was singing into my hairbrush in the bathroom mirror, but I never really consciously said, ‘OK, this is what I’m going to do for a living and I’m going to be Weird Al.’
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I’m known for being an up, high-energy, and optimistic kind of guy.
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I tend to enunciate pretty well. It’s always seemed that my voice is one of those voices that people can recognize pretty easily – which has been a bit of a drawback for some characters.
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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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When I was a kid, I thought I was going to be an architect, because when I was 12 years old I had a guidance counselor that convinced me that that was the best career choice for me.
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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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Somebody will come up to me after a show and have me sign their arm, and the next time I see them my autograph has been permanently inscribed on their arm.
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