I write and write and write, and then I edit it down to the parts that I think are amusing, or that… — 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 make charts of songs that are good candidates, good targets, so to speak. Then I try to come up with ideas… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
In fact, when I come up with an idea for a parody I try to resist the urge to Google the idea… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
I'll bet every great thinker and leader we've got Could see all kinds of things other people could not! So then why… — 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
I try not to go the obvious route all the time, but sometimes the most obvious is actually the best. — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
That's a big part of my life - doing things that I'm not prepared to do. Doing things that I don't know… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
Got a brand new semi-automatic weapon with a laser sight. Oh, I'm praying that somebody tries to break in here tonight. — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
My own personal tastes don't really have an effect on whether song is a parody target or not. But having said that,… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
My process for the parodies is that I get an idea for a song and then get approval from the artist and… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
I was a huge fan of 'Mad' magazine when I was 11, 12, 13 years old. I'd scour used bookstores trying to… — 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
