Weird Al Yankovic Quotes
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It's hard to really articulate what the parameters are that make one song parody-able and another song not, but if I can come up with a good enough idea for it, I go for it, and if not, then I have to move on.
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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.
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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.
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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 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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A lot of rap songs don't usually have a lot of melody per se.
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I have a long-standing history of respecting artists' wishes.
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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.
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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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I don't think there are any new media I'd like to cover.
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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.
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It's hard to force creativity and humor.
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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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So I'm one of the few celebrities that got to do a repeat performance on 'The Simpsons,' which I'm very flattered by.
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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.
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Whenever I do a parody it's not meant to make you hate anybody's music really.
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There aren't that many superstars around anymore.
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How can you get bored if the audience is cheering and laughing at something you're doing?
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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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You fake something until you're good at it.
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I mean, I hate to gloat, but I'm extremely satisfied with my position in life and the way things have worked out for me.
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As much as people are griping about the Internet taking sales away from artists, it's been a huge promotional tool for me.
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I can't get too offended when somebody parodies me.
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One of the hardest things I've had to deal with in my career is keeping my material topical even though I only release albums every three or four years.