Al Yankovic Quotes

There aren't that many superstars around anymore.

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I'm watching the charts every week and hoping something will pop into my head.

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That's a big part of my life - doing things that I'm not prepared to do. Doing things that I don't know how to do, and keep doing them until I get good at them. I always try to put myself out of my comfort zone and out of my depth, and hopefully somewhere along the line I'll catch up.

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You slammed my face down on the barbecue grill, now my scars are all healing, but my heart never will.

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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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Probably 90 percent of my albums have polka medleys.

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Pop culture's gotten much more disposable.

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That's something the kids should know about. Reading is a gateway to witchcraft and lesbianism.

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No Joni Mitchell 8 track tapes in my car.

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I have a long-standing history of respecting artists' wishes.

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I've always enjoyed animation and voiceover work. That's something that I've been proactive about.

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I do a lot of different things, sometimes at the same time, and it's very difficult to figure out where I fit.

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My brothers and sisters hated me because I was an only child.

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I don't want to pooh-pooh modern pop. I appreciate that as well, but my personal favorite kind of music is guitar-based rock. I like grunge and garage bands and alternative music, but that's more my personal taste.

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People never ask people doing serious music, 'Do you ever think about doing funny music?'

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It becomes more important to me as time goes on to make every album the best thing I've ever done, so it's a lot of self-imposed pressure that also kind of slows me down a bit.

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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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You don't need to be defined by your job.

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

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