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You still have Top 40 radio now, but it's 40 different stations. There aren't many hits that everybody knows, and there aren't many real superstars.
Al Yankovic
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Al Yankovic
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 23
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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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Whenever I do a parody it's not meant to make you hate anybody's music really.
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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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I like to think that I've gotten better at what I do. I spend more time and pay more attention to detail album after album. But pretty much it's stayed the same.
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