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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.

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I think my chances of ever making it into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame are about as good as Milli Vanilli’s.

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I can't get too offended when somebody parodies me.

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I guess I lost a little bit of self-esteem that time that you made it with the whole hockey team.

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My own personal tastes don't really have an effect on whether song is a parody target or not. But having said that, I try to pick songs that I actually like because I realize that I have to live with these songs for a long time, from when I'm working on them in the studio to possibly playing them onstage for the rest of my life. So I try not to pick songs that I know would drive me crazy.

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I'm known for being an up, high-energy, and optimistic kind of guy.

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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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My process for the parodies is that I get an idea for a song and then get approval from the artist and then go in and record it and probably try to get it out as soon as possible.

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In fact, when I come up with an idea for a parody I try to resist the urge to Google the idea to see if someone has done it already because the answer is almost always, "Yes, of course they have, they've thought of it!"

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You make me wanna staple bagels to my face, then remove them with a pitchfork.

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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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If money can't buy happiness, then I guess I'll have to rent it.

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I did have a child, and I was reading a lot of picture books to her, but at the same time writing a children's book was something that I'd been wanting to do for many years, pretty much since the start of my career.

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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.

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Ever since the day you left me, I've been so miserable, my dear. I feel almost as bad as I did when you were still here.

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It's hard to force creativity and humor.

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A lot of my cartoon voices are basically just variations on my natural voice.

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He died a long painful death. However, you'll be happy to hear that just a few years later he was reincarnated as Shirley MacLaine.

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My personal taste doesn't enter into it a lot when I make my decisions as to what to parody.

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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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