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Al Yankovic quotes

American Comedian October 23, 1959

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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, 'I don't want to hear about this train being derailed! What happened to 'The Flintstones?'' Al Yankovic
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.' Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "People that were a little nerdy in high school would look up..."
People that were a little nerdy in high school would look up to me and know it gets better. Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "I mean, I don't write for kids."
I mean, I don't write for kids. Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "My personal taste doesn't enter into it a lot when I make my..."
My personal taste doesn't enter into it a lot when I make my decisions as to what to parody. Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "I've learned how to use my spam filter pretty effectively."
I've learned how to use my spam filter pretty effectively. Al Yankovic
At this point I've got a bit of a track record. So people realize that when 'Weird Al' wants to go parody, it's not meant to make them look bad... it's meant to be a tribute. Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "A lot of rap songs don't usually have a lot of melody per se."
A lot of rap songs don't usually have a lot of melody per se. Al Yankovic
One of my pet peeves is that sometimes the talents of my band get overlooked because, and it was the same problem that Frank Zappa had, with a lot of groups that use humor, people don't realize there's a lot of craft behind the comedy. Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "It's hard to force creativity and humor."
It's hard to force creativity and humor. Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "I think that nerds, if you want to call them that, have only..."
I think that nerds, if you want to call them that, have only gotten more hip and assimilated into the culture. Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "I don't think there are any new media I'd like to cover."
I don't think there are any new media I'd like to cover. Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "As much as people are griping about the Internet taking sales..."
As much as people are griping about the Internet taking sales away from artists, it's been a huge promotional tool for me. Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "Some people want to advertise their weirdness, and spread it..."
Some people want to advertise their weirdness, and spread it out, that's not me. Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "The irony is of course that my career has lasted a whole lot..."
The irony is of course that my career has lasted a whole lot longer than some of the people I've parodied over the years. Al Yankovic

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