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Al Yankovic
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 23
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I don't like to label myself. I know I'm very hard to pigeonhole.
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As a wise man once said, “April Fools Day is for amateurs. You NEVER need an excuse to mess with people's heads.”
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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.'
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Kind of wish I was dead. Maybe, I'll blow my brains out, mama, or maybe I'll go bowling.
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If something is good enough, it can be out there and people will see it.
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I'll be mellow when I'm dead.
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I know now that everything I write, I'm going to put out, and I'll have to live with it for the rest of my life.
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Right now I'm listening to a lot of Top 40 music, because THAT'S MY JOB.
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I'll bet every great thinker and leader we've got Could see all kinds of things other people could not! So then why get upset if somebody like me Tries to look at the world just a bit differently?
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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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The music has always been my bread and butter, and I've focused more of my attention on that.
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I was abducted by some aliens from space who kind a looked like Jamie Farr.
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I'm a music fan, and I can listen to the radio, or music, without thinking, How am I going to screw this up? [Laughs] If I'm really actively trying to think of a parody, then I'll have my antenna out, and be a little more proactive about it.
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I've done a movie and a TV series, and someday I'd like to do a successful movie and a successful TV series. That would be nice.
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I know I'm a million times as humble as thou art!
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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.
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I write and write and write, and then I edit it down to the parts that I think are amusing, or that help the storyline, or I'll write a notebook full of ideas of anecdotes or story points, and then I'll try and arrange them in a way that they would tell a semi-cohesive story.
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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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Whenever I do a parody it's not meant to make you hate anybody's music really.
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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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