Al Yankovic Quotes

I'm very analytical, I'm very precise.

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If you want to avoid heated arguments, never discuss religion, politics, or whether the toilet paper roll should go over or under.

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I think I'm equally as abusive as the editors normally are for the "Letters and Tomatoes" column, which is the fan mail part of MAD Magazine and an ongoing feature.

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My hobbies just sort of gradually became my vocation.

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I'm stranded all alone in the gas station of love, and I have to use the self service pump.

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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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There are probably a few library fines I haven't paid yet, but I'm a pretty clean-cut guy overall.

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I try not to go the obvious route all the time, but sometimes the most obvious is actually the best.

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People say releasing an album is like giving birth, but it’s more like having a gallbladder operation.

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A lot of rap songs don't usually have a lot of melody per se.

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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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I'm always a little leery about doing shows where I'm not the headliner because when I first started playing in 1982 I opened for Missing Persons and got pelted for 45 minutes. After that, I made the decision to headline no matter what, even if I was playing to seven people. I wanted people to be there to see me.

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In a genre where most of the artists are one-hit wonders, I've been able to hang around longer than most "serious" acts. I pride myself in being a very talented leech.

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If something is good enough, it can be out there and people will see it.

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Not any specific one, but I was a huge fan of Frank Jacobs, I guess he wrote the plurality of the song parodies for MAD, Sam Hart, a few others, but that was also where I was first exposed to the art form of song parodies.

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Got a brand new semi-automatic weapon with a laser sight. Oh, I'm praying that somebody tries to break in here tonight.

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Maybe I'll make a huge color tapestry from my belly button lint.

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Nows 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.

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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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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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