Al Yankovic quotes - page 2

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)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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.' View quote
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My personal taste doesn't enter into it a lot when I make my decisions as to what to parody. View quote
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Some people want to advertise their weirdness, and spread it out, that's not me. View quote
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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. View quote
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As a kid, I certainly never thought I would get to spend my life doing something fun. View quote
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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. View quote
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I think that nerds, if you want to call them that, have only gotten more hip and assimilated into the culture. View quote
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I'm watching the charts every week and hoping something will pop into my head. (Al Yankovic)
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. View quote
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I'm obviously not a rapper, and I don't have any claims to be one, really. View quote
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Probably 90 percent of my albums have polka medleys. View quote
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Shoppin' online for deals on some writable media I edit Wikipedia. View quote
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Look If you had one shot to sit on your lazy butt and watch all the TV you ever wanted until your brain turned to mush Would you go for it? or just let it slip? Yo. View quote
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We only torture the folks we don't like You're probably gonna be okay. View quote
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I wrote "Eat It" because I wanted to buy a banana boat for Christmas. It worked. View quote
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Alanis Morissette and I actually used to date. I especially liked it when we went to the movies. View quote
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Oh, you don't wanna mess with the R-I-double-A They'll sue you if you burn that CD-R It doesn't matter if you're a grandma, or a seven-year-old girl They'll treat you like the evil, hard-bitten, criminal scum you are. View quote
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Never had a date That you couldn't inflate. (Al Yankovic)
I've learned how to use my spam filter pretty effectively. View quote
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Whenever I do a parody it's not meant to make you hate anybody's music really. View quote
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When I go to my live shows it's often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience. View quote
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So that's why one of my rules of parody writing is that it's gotta be funny regardless of whether you know the source material. It has to work on its own merit. View quote
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Al Yankovic

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Photo: Kristine Slipson, CC BY 3.0
Occupation: American Comedian
Born: October 23, 1959
Quotes count: 74

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