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title: "2 Accordions Quotes By Al Yankovic"
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> [I cut my teeth playing rock songs on the accordion when I was a teenager and my friends always thought that was extremely amusing. I think that was the genesis of my polka medleys, because every rock song I played…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/i-cut-my-teeth-playing-rock-songs-on-the-accordion-when-i-was-a/)

[Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9df/al-yankovic-3837_accordion_i-cut-my-teeth-playing-rock-songs-on-the_719808.jpg)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/it-was-difficult-to-get-into-my-friends-rock-bands-when-i-was-a/)

[Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a0/al-yankovic-3837_accordion_it-was-difficult-to-get-into-my-friends_833076.jpg)

## Other authors on Accordions

## More by Al Yankovic

> [If I could find the right kind of property, get tied in with the right movie, I'd love to be involved, but I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/if-i-could-find-the-right-kind-of-property-get-tied-in-with-the-right/)

[Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/)

> [My personal taste doesn't enter into it a lot when I make my decisions as to what to parody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/my-personal-taste-doesn-t-enter-into-it-a-lot-when-i-make-my/)

[Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/)

> [So I'm one of the few celebrities that got to do a repeat performance on 'The Simpsons,' which I'm very flattered by.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/so-i-m-one-of-the-few-celebrities-that-got-to-do-a-repeat-performance/)

[Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/)

> [Somebody will come up to me after a show and have me sign their arm, and the next time I see them my autograph…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/somebody-will-come-up-to-me-after-a-show-and-have-me-sign-their-arm/)

[Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/)

> [People say releasing an album is like giving birth, but it’s more like having a gallbladder operation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/people-say-releasing-an-album-is-like-giving-birth-but-it-s-more-like/)

[Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/)

> [So that's why one of my rules of parody writing is that it's gotta be funny regardless of whether you know the source material.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/so-that-s-why-one-of-my-rules-of-parody-writing-is-that-it-s-gotta-be/)

[Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/)

> [I write and write and write, and then I edit it down to the parts that I think are amusing, or that help the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/i-write-and-write-and-write-and-then-i-edit-it-down-to-the-parts-that/)

[Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/)

> [I have very mixed feelings about it. On one hand, I’m concerned that the rampant downloading of my copyright-protected material over the Internet is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/i-have-very-mixed-feelings-about-it-on-one-hand-i-m-concerned-that/)

[Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/)

> [I can bend paper clips into the shapes of small animals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/i-can-bend-paper-clips-into-the-shapes-of-small-animals/)

[Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/)

> [There are probably a few library fines I haven't paid yet, but I'm a pretty clean-cut guy overall.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/there-are-probably-a-few-library-fines-i-haven-t-paid-yet-but-i-m-a/)

[Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/)

> [In the '80s, I was putting out an album virtually every year, I think mostly based on fear - that if I didn't, people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/in-the-80s-i-was-putting-out-an-album-virtually-every-year-i-think/)

[Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/one-of-the-hardest-things-i-ve-had-to-deal-with-in-my-career-is/)

[Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/)

> [I can't say enough good things about my band. I feel very fortunate that I found them when I did, very early in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/i-can-t-say-enough-good-things-about-my-band-i-feel-very-fortunate/)

[Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/)

> [Right now I'm listening to a lot of Top 40 music, because THAT'S MY JOB.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/right-now-i-m-listening-to-a-lot-of-top-40-music-because-that-s-my-job/)

[Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/)

> [Sometimes I get, "Have you ever thought about doing real music?" I like to think the music I do is real, it just happens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/sometimes-i-get-have-you-ever-thought-about-doing-real-music-i-like/)

[Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/)

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