There's enough people that do unfunny music. I'll leave the serious stuff to Paris Hilton and Kevin Federline. — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
I enjoy all kinds of music. But it is kind of strange when I do parodies, instead of setting up drums and… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
There are a lot of songs that would ostensibly be a good candidate for parody, yet I can't think of a clever… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
People never ask people doing serious music, 'Do you ever think about doing funny music?' — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
Right now I'm listening to a lot of Top 40 music, because THAT'S MY JOB. — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
I'm a music fan, and I can listen to the radio, or music, without thinking, "How am I going to screw this… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
Sometimes I get, "Have you ever thought about doing real music?" I like to think the music I do is real, it… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
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.… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
In the '80s, I was the only game in town, I was the only one getting that kind of exposure in any… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
I do original songs in the style of other artists, where I try to learn all their musical idiosyncrasies and try to… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
I can't say enough good things about my band. I feel very fortunate that I found them when I did, very early… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
The music has always been my bread and butter, and I've focused more of my attention on that. — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
Whenever I do a parody it's not meant to make you hate anybody's music really. — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
I like the guitar-driven music of Nirvana at its peak. At that point, I thought there was a lot of really exciting… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
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… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
My personal taste doesn't enter into it a lot when I make my decisions as to what to parody. — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
So I'm one of the few celebrities that got to do a repeat performance on 'The Simpsons,' which I'm very flattered by. — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
Somebody will come up to me after a show and have me sign their arm, and the next time I see them my autograph… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
People say releasing an album is like giving birth, but it’s more like having a gallbladder operation. — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
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.… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
I write and write and write, and then I edit it down to the parts that I think are amusing, or that help the… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
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… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
There are probably a few library fines I haven't paid yet, but I'm a pretty clean-cut guy overall. — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
In the '80s, I was putting out an album virtually every year, I think mostly based on fear - that if I didn't, people… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
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… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
![“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.” quote by Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b9c/al-yankovic-3837_antenna_i-m-a-music-fan-and-i-can-listen-to-the_1541988.jpg)
