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

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Al Yankovic
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 23
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It was difficult to get into my friends' rock bands when I was a teenager. They somehow didn't see the need for an accordion player. That's when I realized that I had to find my own path in life.
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Boys like Peter are afraid of alot of things, like nuclear annihilation and flunking algebra, but they're not afraid of wolves.
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My brothers and sisters hated me because I was an only child.
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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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At this point I've got a bit of a track record. So people realize that when 'Weird Al' wants to go parody, it's not meant to make them look bad... it's meant to be a tribute.
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So I'm one of the few celebrities that got to do a repeat performance on 'The Simpsons,' which I'm very flattered by.
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In the '80s, I was putting out an album virtually every year, I think mostly based on fear - that if I didn't, people would soon forget about me.
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I don't watch anything on a regular basis - I tend to binge-watch things.
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There aren't that many superstars around anymore.
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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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Probably 90 percent of my albums have polka medleys.
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Some people want to advertise their weirdness, and spread it out, that's not me.
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I start with a comprehensive list of all the recent songs that have been big hits - and then I go down that list and see if I can come up with funny ideas for them. I can always come up with ideas, but not necessarily good ones!
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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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Velvet Elvis never puts on weight.
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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 can't get too offended when somebody parodies me.
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I've learned how to use my spam filter pretty effectively.
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You don't need to be defined by your job.
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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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