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Al Yankovic quotes

American Comedian October 23, 1959

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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? Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "There are a lot of songs that would ostensibly be a good..."
There are a lot of songs that would ostensibly be a good candidate for parody, yet I can't think of a clever enough idea. Al Yankovic
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. Al Yankovic
I make charts of songs that are good candidates, good targets, so to speak. Then I try to come up with ideas for parodies. And 99% of those ideas are horrible. Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "If something is good enough, it can be out there and people..."
If something is good enough, it can be out there and people will see it. Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "By the time I'm in the studio recording my parody, 10,000..."
By the time I'm in the studio recording my parody, 10,000 parodies of that song are on YouTube. Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "You fake something until you're good at it."
You fake something until you're good at it. Al Yankovic
In the '80s, I was putting out an album virtually every year, I think mostly based on fear - that if I didn't, people would soon forget about me. Al Yankovic
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. Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "I have a long-standing history of respecting artists' wishes."
I have a long-standing history of respecting artists' wishes. Al Yankovic
I like the guitar-driven music of Nirvana at its peak. At that point, I thought there was a lot of really exciting music coming out. Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "Whenever I do a parody it's not meant to make you hate..."
Whenever I do a parody it's not meant to make you hate anybody's music really. Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "I'm watching the charts every week and hoping something will..."
I'm watching the charts every week and hoping something will pop into my head. Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "That's something the kids should know about. Reading is a..."
That's something the kids should know about. Reading is a gateway to witchcraft and lesbianism. Al Yankovic
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, and then I'll try and arrange them in a way that they would tell a semi-cohesive story. Al Yankovic

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